Danish Pastry Dough
2 envelopes active dry yeast 1/2 cup very warm water 1/3 cup sugar 3/4 cup milk -- cold 2 eggs 4 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 pound butter flour for work sur...
Ingredients
- 2envelopes active dry yeast
- 1/2cupvery warm water
- 1/3cupsugar
- 3/4cupmilk -- cold
- 2eggs
- 41/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1poundbutter
Directions
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2 envelopes active dry yeast 1/2 cup very warm water 1/3 cup sugar 3/4 cup milk -- cold 2 eggs 4 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 teaspoo
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Sprinkle yeast into very warm water in a 1 cup measuring cup
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Very warm" water should feel comfortably warm when dropped on wrist.) Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of the sugar
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Stir until yeast dissolves
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Let stand, undisturbed until bubbly and double in volume, about 10 minutes
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Now you can tell the yeast is working
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Combine remaining sugar, milk, eggs, 3 cups of the flour, salt, and the yeast mixture in a large bowl
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Beat with electric mixer at medium speed, for 3 minutes (or beat with spoon for 3 minutes)