Danish Pastry Rolls
Servings 20
This Danish roll recipe will give you the most buttery, flaky pastry rolled with sweet raisins in a sugary filling! This recipe is from a vintage recipe which is a classic variation of what you might envision. It creates the most delicious pastry roll (think cinnamon roll style) that goes beautifully with a hot cup of coffee.
Ingredients
- 1 package yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoon
- 1/4 Cup water warm - 100-110˚ F
- 2 1/2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Cup butter cold
- 1 Cup cottage cheese beat until smooth
- 1 egg beaten
- 3/4 Cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Tablespoons butter melted
- 2/3 Cup raisins or nuts optional
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in warm water. In a separate bowl, beat on high speed the cottage cheese until smooth.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, white sugar, and salt. Stir. Cut in cold butter. Add creamed cottage cheese, egg, and yeast. Mix well into a dough.
- Roll the dough until it measures 14x14 inches.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, melted butter, and vanilla. Spread over dough and top with nuts or raisins.
- Roll and cut into 1/2 inch slices. Place in greased 9x13 pan and let rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size.
- Bake in a preheated 400˚ F oven for 15-20 minutes.
Notes
Let the dough rise in a warm space (if you can). I tried to find a warm draftless area in our farmhouse, but on a cold winter day, that was a challenge. My danish rolls took about 3 hours to rise and baked up just fine.
Use cold butter. Using cold butter in this recipe not only helps the cut-in process but helps to create little pockets of flakiness as it melts in the oven while baking.
Cream the cottage cheese. I used a mixer to cream my cottage cheese. There was still some texture to it which is unavoidable. Don't worry about it as those little bits of cottage cheese will help create the little air pockets making the rolls flaky.
Store: Store these rolls for up to 3 days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pastry | Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg