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How to Make Danish Pastry Pinwheels

May 4, 2019 by Pastry Maestra

by Tereza AlabandaTereza-Alabanda-Pastry-Maestra-Pastry-Chef
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D

id you know that in 2015 (according to the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network SDSN) the citizens of Denmark were the happiest people in the world? Some would reasonably guess that Danish pastry is one of the reasons for all that happiness, since it originated in Denmark, would they? Well, although it sounds unlikely, they would be wrong! So, why in God’s name is it called Danish at all?

Danish Pastry Origin

In the 1850’s pastry manufacturers all over Denmark went on a long-term wage strike which forced bakery owners to hire workers from abroad. Among foreign workers, there were several Austrian bakers from Vienna, who brought their baking customs and recipes. Danish bakers adopted the Austrian recipes, adjusting them to their own taste and traditions by increasing the amount of eggs and butter (my kind of people). This resulted in what is now known as the “Danish pastry”. The Danes, on the other hand, call this pastry “Wienerbrød” or Viennese bread.

How to Make Danish Pastry

Danish pastry is a type of laminated dough, along with classic puff pastry and croissant pastry. The recipe calls for dry butter, which is butter with 84% fat. If you can’t find that kind of butter, look for at least 82% fat, it will be easier to work with that one. Now – as always, there are two sides of the same coin. The upside is – if you decide to make a large batch of Danish, you can portion and freeze it once done. Downside is in the fact that the whole process is a bit lengthy, so – arm yourself with patience! And here is the procedure:

  • Put flour, salt and sugar into a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with hook attachment. Add yeast, cold milk and one egg and mix on low speed for a couple of minutes. Add softened butter and continue mixing for another couple of minutes, until you get a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in a plastic film and leave it in the refrigerator overnight.
  • Prepare the butter like for puff pastry, put it into a sheet of parchment paper and press it with rolling pin. Soften it, so it stays cold but manageable and shape it in the form of a square. The butter should be the same consistency as the dough.
  • Roll the dough in the shape of the rectangle double the size of the butter square. Place the butter in the middle of the dough and fold the rest of the dough over the butter, so it covers the butter completely.
  • Press the dough with rolling pin carefully and roll it slowly, so the butter spreads evenly inside the dough.
  • Fold the dough in thirds (single turn), wrap it in plastic foil, and refrigerate it for 15-20 minutes. Roll the dough again maintaining the shape of regular rectangle, brush the excess flour and make one more turn.
  • Cover the dough and put it in the refrigerator to chill. Repeat the procedure one more time. Danish pastry calls for total of three single turns.
  • Now you have made Dansih pastry. Refrigerate it for about 30 minutes, and then you can roll it, cut it into desired shapes, and fill it as you like.
Danish Pastry Pinwheels

Danish Pastry Pinwheels Recipe

by:Tereza Alabanda,The Pastry Maestra

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Prep. time : 90 minutes

Cook time : 25 minutes

Ready in 115 minutes plus fermentation

Level : Advanced

Ingredients:
  • All purpose flour 500g (17.6oz)
  • Fresh yeast 25g (0.9oz)
  • Salt 8g (2Tsp)
  • Sugar 100g (3.5oz)
  • Water 145g (5oz)
  • Milk 145g (5oz)
  • Eggs 50g (1.8oz or 1 medium egg)
  • Butter softened 50g (1.8oz)
  • Butter for laminating 300g (10.6oz)
Directions
  1. Put flour, salt and sugar into a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with hook attachment. Add yeast, cold water, milk and one egg, and mix on low speed for a couple of minutes. Add softened butter and continue mixing for another couple of minutes, until you get smooth dough. Wrap the dough in a plastic film and leave it in the refrigerator overnight.
  2. Put butter into a sheet of parchment paper and press it with rolling pin. Soften it, so it stays cold but manageable and shape it in the form of a 15cm x 15cm (6″ x 6″) square. The butter should be the same consistency as the dough.
  3. Roll the dough in the shape of 15cm x 30cm (6″ x 12″) rectangle. Place the butter in the middle of the dough and fold the rest of the dough over the butter, so it covers the butter completely.
  4. Press the dough with rolling pin carefully and roll it slowly, so the butter spreads evenly inside the dough.
  5. Fold the dough in thirds (single turn), wrap it in plastic foil, and refrigerate it for 15-20 minutes. Roll the dough again maintaining the shape of regular rectangle, brush the excess flour and make one more turn.
  6. Cover the dough and put it in the refrigerator to chill. Repeat the procedure one more time. Danish pastry calls for total of three single turns.
  7. Roll the chilled dough into 30cm x 30cm (12″ x 12″) square, and cut nine squares.
  8. In each square make four diagonal half-way cuts, and then create the pinwheel shape. Pipe some raspberry jam in the middle of the each pinwheel. Brush them with egg wash and let them ferment for 30 minutes at room temperature.
  9. Bake them at 180°C (350°F) for about 20-25 minutes, until golden. Then, take them out from the oven and brush them with simple syrup, which is syrup made of same quantities of water and sugar cooked until the sugar dissolves.

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