Found the following recipe for Amy and Jenny's great-grandmother Grace Bender's Danish in the recipe book pictured below, compiled in memory of Grace and another community member. The recipe for the Danish was handwritten by Amy and Jenny's grandmother Doreen. The handwriting is like a work of art in itself.
Amazing to find out that one of Grace's favorite recipes was for Danish, which has become a Christmas staple in our family over the years.
This a basic sweet dough. It has a bit more sugar than the Christmas Danish http://jennyamysoulsisters.blogspot.ca/2011/12/danish.html
that we have been making. For mace I substituted ground nutmeg. 1 yeast cake is the same as 2 1/4 tsp. yeast or one package of yeast.
This recipe can be followed as is or modified to suit the baker's preference. I followed the recipe with the exception of the preparation of the butter. Instead of mashing the butter and placing it in small bits,
I spread the butter on wax paper, chilled it
and placed it on the rolled dough.
What I would do the next time I make Danish is-
1) Use the ingredients from Grace's pastry
(add grated lemon peel if available)
2) Use the directions from
to prepare the dough but cut the refrigeration time
to as short a time as possible.
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