Every year. First day of the year. Tea (me), coffee (Dan), orange juice, scrambled eggs, maple sausage, and warm out of the oven Danish puff pastry.
You have to start the year out right, doncha know.
Danish Puff Pastry Recipe
As part of a brunch, this will serve 6-10 people.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
First Part:
1 C. flour
1/2 C. softened butter
2 T. cold water
Second Part:
1 C. water
1 C. flour
1/2 C. butter
1 t. almond extract
3 eggs
Icing: 2 C powered sugar and enough warmed milk (1/3 cup?) to make a fairly runny, but still opaque, simple icing.
Plus: 1/2 C walnuts, finely chopped
Directions:
Mix first part. Divide into two even halves and pat each part out on an ungreased baking sheet. Both should be @ a 10"x4' rectangle. Both should fit on one large baking sheet.
Second Part: bring water and butter to boil. Take off heat. Add Almond extract and flour immediately. Stir until smooth, then add eggs, one at a time, mixing until smooth and full combined between each egg addition. Divide second part into two equal halves and spread evenly on top of the two strips of dough on baking sheet. Pat smooth.
Then cook for 60 minutes until lightly browned.
While still hot, drizzle liberally with icing and nuts. The icing is the only source of sweetness for this pastry, so don't be shy with your application. Best the 1st day, but also yummy as a leftover one day later.
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