Danish Pastry Coffee Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1 | |
| Warm water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Egg yolks | 3 , Well beaten | |
| Orange peel | 1 1/2 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 2 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg whites | 3 | |
| Sugar | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Nuts | 1 Cup (16 tbs), finley chopped |
Directions
Soften yeast in the warm water.
Cream butter with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Beat in the yeast, beaten egg yolks, grated peel, and extract.
Continue beating until well blended.
Add the flour, about a fourth at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
Divide the dough into thirds; wrap separately in moisture-vaporproof material and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
When ready to roll out the pastry, prepare the filling.
Beat egg whites until frothy; add a mixture of the sugar and cinnamon, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition.
Continue beating until stiff peaks are formed.
Fold in the nuts.
Removing one portion of pastry from refrigerator at a time, roll out on floured surface into a 16x12-inch rectangle.
Spread a third of the filling evenly over rectangle, then roll up starting with long side.
Repeat twice using remaining pastry and place rolls several inches apart in a jelly roll pan or on a baking sheet.
Cover lightly and set aside at room temperature 1 hour.
(Dough will rise only slightly.) Bake at 350°F 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Let cool in pan on wire rack.
While still warm, glaze with a confectioners' sugar icing, if desired.
Cream butter with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Beat in the yeast, beaten egg yolks, grated peel, and extract.
Continue beating until well blended.
Add the flour, about a fourth at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
Divide the dough into thirds; wrap separately in moisture-vaporproof material and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
When ready to roll out the pastry, prepare the filling.
Beat egg whites until frothy; add a mixture of the sugar and cinnamon, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition.
Continue beating until stiff peaks are formed.
Fold in the nuts.
Removing one portion of pastry from refrigerator at a time, roll out on floured surface into a 16x12-inch rectangle.
Spread a third of the filling evenly over rectangle, then roll up starting with long side.
Repeat twice using remaining pastry and place rolls several inches apart in a jelly roll pan or on a baking sheet.
Cover lightly and set aside at room temperature 1 hour.
(Dough will rise only slightly.) Bake at 350°F 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Let cool in pan on wire rack.
While still warm, glaze with a confectioners' sugar icing, if desired.
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