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November 8, 2020. Beautiful autumn day. Delectable Apple Danish Pastry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s autumn in the northern hemisphere and it’s apple season! I am on an apple baking streak – I made an easy semi homemade french apple tart<\/a> a few days ago and now this. I love eating these flaky pastry with their tasty sweet filling. This is a more involved recipe and takes longer to put together – an excellent weekend baking project! I decided today is as good as any to make a big batch to eat at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making these delectable danishes can roughly be broken down into 4 parts. First, you make the dough. Next, prepare and cook the delicious chunky apple filling. Then, shape and assemble each pastry, and finally, bake the danish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each step is not difficult, but requires time and patience. I have to say the most time consuming part of making this would be the pastry. The rest of the recipe is not too difficult. I’ll walk you through each step of the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s bake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients for Delectable Apple Danish<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve broken down the ingredients into 3 groups and listed them roughly in the order in which they will be used. I have included both metric and American measurements for ease of use. If you have read my other posts, one of the things I always like to say is to gather all the ingredients listed in the recipe before starting. The last thing you want is to be left hanging in the middle of a bake due to a missing ingredient!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Danish Dough<\/strong>
2\u00bc tsp. (7g) active dry yeast
\u2154 cup (160 g) water
3 Tbsp. (38g) sugar, divided
2\u00bc cups (270g) bread flour (high protein flour)
1 cup (120g) all purpose flour, and more for dusting
2 Tbsp. (16g) dry milk
1 tsp. (6g) fine salt
3 Tbsp. (43g) butter, softened
2 large eggs, beaten
1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened (for lamination)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chunky Apple Filling<\/strong>
\u2154 cup (133g) sugar
\u2153 cup (79g) water
1 tsp. (3g) cinnamon powder
1 Tbsp. (8g) cornstarch
3 large apples (of your choice), peeled, cored and diced
\u00bd tsp (3g) fresh squeeze lemon juice (optional)
3 Tbsp. (43g) butter
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Finishing<\/strong>
1 large egg, beaten with 1 Tbsp. water
Confectioner’s icing sugar for garnish (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the ingredients, you will need a stand mixer, plastic cling wrap, a sharp knife or pizza cutter, silicone or parchment lined baking pans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preparing the Danish Dough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gather all the ingredients. Let’s start by blooming the yeast. Add water and 1 tablespoon of sugar to yeast. Stir and set aside for 5 minutes. Next, sift the flours, dry milk and salt into mixing bowl. Then, add the yeast mixture, eggs, butter and remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly to combine until a dough forms. Then, knead for 8-10 minutes until the dough is smooth and soft. Next, form the dough into a round and place in a lightly greased bowl and cover. Let it rise for an hour or until it doubles in size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making the Apple Filling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the dough is resting, make apple filling. Wash, peel, core with melon baller and dice the apples. I used one each of granny smith, gala and sweet tango apples. I think using different apples give it slightly different textures and level of sweetness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a medium sauce pan, tip in sugar, water, cinnamon and cornstarch. Stir and bring to boil, then add in half of the diced apples. Stir and cook the apples on medium until soft, about 8-10 minutes. Add remaining apples pieces and cook for another 6-8 minutes. Stir often to make sure the apples are cooked. Cooking the apples in 2 stages like this will create a nice chunky filling and not all the apple bits are mushy. When ready, remove from heat, add butter (and lemon juice if using) and combine well. Set aside until to cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n