DANISH PASTRY DOUGH

By mz0926

HOW TO BAKE BY NICK MALGIERI

Ingredients

• DOUGH
• 1 C Milk
• 5 tsp. (2 envelopes) Active dry yeast
• 4 1/2 C Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 C Sugar
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
• 4 TBSP Cold Unsalted Butter
• 3 Eggs
• BUTTER LAYER
• 1/3 C Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 14 Oz. (3 1/2 sticks) Cold Unsalted Butter

Preparation

Step 1

1. For the dough, in a small saucepan over a low flame, heat the milk just until if feels warm, about 110 degrees. Pour it into a small bowl, and whisk in the yeast. Set aside.

2. Place the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade; pulse several times just to combine. Add the 4 TBSP of butter and pulse 6 to 8 times, until the butter is absorbed and the mixture looks powdery. Add the eggs and yeast mixture and continue to pulse until the dough forms into a ball. If the dough refuses to form a ball, add up to 3 TBSP of flour, a tablespoon at a time, pulsing once or twice after each addition.