Recipe - Danish Pastries

XKGR41A Don Fifield
1 Three fourths cup Bread flour (8 1/5 oz)
Three fourths cup Cake Flour (3 One half oz)
2 One half tablespoon Dry milk
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
3 One half tablespoon Butter (1.4 oz)
One half cup Water
2 teaspoon Dry yeast
One half cup Butter or marg.; for folding
in the dough
1 Egg; beaten
for brushing on top

Fillings: One half Three fourths cup apricot jam or marmalade One fourth 1/3 cup canned fruit
filling or preserves One half Three fourths cup nut streusel One half Three fourths cup cheese filling

1. Place first 5 ingredients inside the bread pan.
Add water. Close cover and place dry yeast into the yeast holder. SELECT:
BASIC DOUGH MODE. Press start.
(Breadmaker completes the basic dough mode 2 hours and 25 minutes later)
2. Place dough in greased bowl. Cover. Rest the dough in fridge for 30
minutes.
3. Roll 5 ounce of chilled butter between two sheets of waxed paper into a 8
x 7 inch rectangle. Place back in the refrigerator. Chill at least 1 hour.
4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 10 x 10 1/2
inches rectangle.
5. Place the rolled out butter over twothirds of the dough. Fold the
third without butter over the center third.
6. Fold the remaining third on top. Seal edges. Rest the dough in the
refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Place the dough at right angles to the previous position in #5. Roll
out into 10 x 10 One half inches. Fold into thirds. Wrap and place into
refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes. Fold and roll three times more. Wrap and
chill after each rolling. After the final folding, chill several hours or
overnight.
8. Roll out the dough into 10 x 10 One half inches. Cut into 6 squares. Roll
each out into about 7 inch square.
9. Place the filling of your choice in the center of each square. Brush
the four corners lightly with water to help them seal when pressed
together.
10. Fold opposite corners over the center. Press down firmly to seal
together. Then fold the other two corners over the center and press all
four corners tightly together.
11. Place on greased baking pan. Spray water on top.
12. Proof, brush with beaten egg and bake in 357 deg.
oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Elaine's NOTE...do I have a prune filling...you bet I do; it's coming
next.