Fresh Fruit Danish

This morning Eugene and I decided to finish making the Danishes I'd been preparing for all week. I made the dough and vanilla custard earlier in the week and left it to rest until the weekend. At the market we found an assortment of local organic fruits for these pastries, and chose Peaches, Ambrosia Apples, and Plums. The smell was fantastic as they were baking, and they tasted so good after we returned from a walk as they cooled. I dare you to make these some time!

Recipe

Dough

1 C Warm Milk(110F)
1/2 oz Active Dry Yeast
4 1/2 C Flour
1/3 C Sugar
1Tbsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cardamom
1Lb Butter
2L Eggs, plus one yolk

*Mix Yeast and Warm Milk, let sit until foamy
*Combine Flour, Sugar, Salt, Cardamom, and 4Tbsp Butter
then add in Yeast mixture until it comes together.
*Add the Eggs, and Yolk, mix till just combined
*Turn dough on lightly floured surface, and form a ball
wrap and refridgerate for 2 hours, or overnight
*Roll out dough to an 18" by 10" rectangle 1/4" thick
*Evenly distribute butter over 2/3rds of the dough
*Fold unbuttered dough over a third and then remaining third
this seals in the butter.
*Roll dough out again to an 18" by 10" rectangle, then fold
dough into thirds again, refridgerate for 1 hour.
*Repeat the rolling, folding, and chilling 2 more times
*Refridgerate dough tightly wrapped for 4 hours or overnight

Pastry Cream

2 C Milk
1/2 C Sugar
1/2 Vanilla Bean, split and scraped
4 L Egg Yolks
1/4 C Corn Starch
2 Tbsp Butter
Pinch Salt

*Combint Milk, 1/4 C Sugar, Vanilla bean and seeds,
and Salt. Cook over med heat until simmer.
*Whisk together Egg Yolks, Cornstarch, and remaining
1/4 C Sugar
*Temper 2 mixtures together
*Cook over Med heat until mixture reaches 160
*Remove from heat and discard vanilla bean
*Add Butter and mix on Med speed until cool,
about 5 min
*Cover and chill at least 2 hours


*Roll out the dough to 1/4" thickness and cut into 4" squares.
*Put 1 Tbsp of Pastry Cream in the centre and add fruit
to either side
*Fold over 2 corners of dough and pinch closed
*lightly cover with egg wash and sprinkle with sugar
*Bake for 25 min at 375