Description
Flaky, buttery Danish pastries filled with thick homemade fruit jam and baked until golden brown. Crisp on the outside, tender and airy inside, and perfectly sweet in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm milk
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup homemade fruit jam, thick and cooled
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk for egg wash
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix warm milk and yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes until foamy. Add flour, sugar, salt, and egg, then mix into a soft dough.
- Roll dough into a rectangle. Place cold butter slices over two thirds of the dough, fold like a letter, and chill for 20 minutes. Repeat the folding and chilling process two more times.
- Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into squares. Spoon 1 tablespoon jam into the center of each square and fold edges inward to shape.
- Brush pastries with egg wash and bake for 18 to 22 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
- Allow pastries to cool slightly before serving so the jam sets properly.
Notes
- Keep the dough chilled to maintain flaky layers.
- Use thick jam to prevent overflow while baking.
- Do not overfill each pastry, 1 tablespoon of jam is ideal.
- Reheat leftovers in the oven at 300 F for about 5 minutes to restore crispness.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Danish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pastry
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: Danish pastry with homemade jam, flaky Danish pastry, homemade jam pastry, Scandinavian pastry, brunch pastry