This week will be short and sweet (literally). I wanted to share some details on our homemade Danish Dough. The dough the bakers use to make many of the M&D danish in the bakery including cheese danish, bearclaws, bowties (YUM), and cinnamon rolls.
The dough is made in house. The guys start with a slightly sweet fresh yeast dough rolled out into a large rectangle. Then, 2/3 of that rectangle of dough is coated in pure sweet butter (cue the drooling). Next, the final third is folded over 1/3 of the buttered section before 1/3 of the remaining buttered piece is folded back over the plain section. You still with me? We’re at three layers of dough and two layers of butter.
The dough is left to rest for a while before the baker rolls it out yet again to repeat the process. This is repeated over and over again until there are 135 alternating layers of dough and butter … let that sink in … ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE layers. The final version is then rolled out super thin and made into the various danish shapes on the morning lineup. After all is said done, the entire process takes 2 days because of the resting periods.
135 layers! That explains the flaky, buttery bites you get!
Rebecca McKinney
I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.
So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!
Eat well & travel often,
Becky McKinney
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