I finsished the last two Danish recipes in The Art & Soul of Baking last week. I used a 1/4 of a recipe of Danish dough each. Both recipes are pretty much the same they just differ on shape. One is a braid and the other is a claw.
You can find the recipe for the Braided Danish Coffee Cake HERE. The recipe for the Danish braid gives the option of using a cream cheese filling or an almond filling. I used the almond filling. You can find the recipe for the Danish Dough, Apricot Glaze, and Cream Cheese Filling HERE. You can find the recipe for the Almond Filling HERE.
For Danish Bear Claws, roll out the dough to a 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out 4 x 4-inch squares. Place a tablespoon of almond filling in center and fold dough in half, sealing edges. Cut out “toes”. Curve claw into a smile. Then follow the directions for the braid. The baking time is less, 12 to 14 minutes total.
This concludes my adventures in Danish. Now on to Puff Pastry!
Pink Stripes 
You are such the busy bee in the kitchen and I LOVE it. This bread looks fantastic!
Your blog makes me miss carbohydrates. If I eat them, my body likes to hold on to them and never let go. Yet you make such beautiful things that call me right back to them! I think I’m going to try that coffee cake danish for Father’s Day. He LOVES coffee cake and this will be an interesting treat for him!
This is so beautiful! You are such an accomplished baker to be making these laminated doughs! Amazing!
Magnificent you certainly have done this recipe full justice – your Danish looks amazing!
I have put this book into my wish list now 😀
Rosie x
The bread looks wonderful. I need to bake more using yeast so that I am not so fearful of it!
Gorgeous! Makes me hungry!
Your baking is incredible. This looks simply scrumptious. I hope to oneday be able to come close!
Wow, congratulations on finishing all of those recipes. Your results are so impressive!
I’m so tempted to order that cookbook. Your danish are beautiful. I should try making this. It’s so yummy.
I am in AWE. This is awesome. Totally amazing.
Hey – do you have any vegan pasta recipes? What do you use to substitute the egg? I may have already asked you this…
You have such a way with laminated dough! Absolutely beautiful, and I’d pick the almond filling too.
What a beautiful job! I really – I mean really – want that book. And your danish – one of them – cause you have a little to spare, right?
I’m sure there are worse things to have overload of than danishes! Count yourself lucky 🙂 Good luck with puff pastry, I’ve heard that’s hard! But I’m sure it’ll turn out lovely for you! I can’t wait to see your creations
I really can’t believe how beautifully your danishes turn out! They are amazing. Sounds so tasty too.
totally gorgeous pastry! i can’t wait to see what you do with puff pastry. i want to try it but am scared.
Your danish is stunning and I LOVE the platter.
I luuuuv almond danish. Your dough looks excellent.
I bought the book, but haven’t even made one thing from it yet.
I am still trying to find malt syrup for the bagels!
Now that is one beautifully braided pastry! I’ve been wanting to make another danish ever since that Daring Baker challenge, but haven’t gotten motivated. Yours are definitely inspiring!
That is so beautiful, I could cry. I would really like to have some with my coffee… please?
Yikes, this looks good. And professional on top of it!
So would you make it again? I’m a Danish amateur, but have been meaning to try making some for the longest time…
-Siri
You’re my new baked goods guru, Pink!!!
so amazingly beautiful -these images haunt my mind every breakfast I eat that doesn’t consist of these danishes.
Those both look delicious. And I’m really excited–I just got a copy of The Art and Soul of Baking for Mother’s Day! =)
Another WOW from me.
I am going to get that Art and Soul book. You have inspired me.
Delicious! There’s nothing like Danish for breakfast.
Wow – just looking at these pictures makes me want to go bake something!
This looks so beautiful!
I’ll take a piece of each if you’re tired of danish! Both of them look great and yum, almond filling?! I don’t think I’ve tried one with almond.
Oh, wow, and now you’re on to puff pastry?! You go girl! If you need any moral support I’m here for ya! 🙂
~ingrid
Wow, I am sooooo impressed once again. These look fantastic. I have this book too, and if I only had the time…
I am so excited ! I made something like this yrs ago but lost the recipe ~ and I knew I didn’t want Danishes with pudding-like filling. I’ll be trying yours soon !!! Thx
I know this is two years later, but i’m so glad i found your post – it really helped me fix the problems i was having making bear claws (http://hausaufgoblin.blogspot.com/search?q=bear+claws). Love your blog – great recipes & photos!
cheers!