Emeril's Basic Danish Dough

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup warm milk (about 110 degrees)
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 4 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. 2

   In a mixing bowl whisk the eggs, milk and yeast together. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes under refrigeration.

3. 3

   Using a pastry blender, blend the flour, salt, sugar, and cardamom together. Work the yeast mixture into the flour. Knead the dough until smooth, about 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Form the dough into a ball and allow to rest, about 20 minutes in the refrigerator.

5. 5

   Beat 1 1/2 cups butter until smooth.

6. 6

   Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll into an oblong about 3/8 inches thick.

7. 7

   Dot 1/3 of the butter over 2/3 of the dough. Fold the undotted dough over the remaining third of the butter-dotted portion. The dough is now in 3 layers.

8. 8

   Roll the dough out gently into an oblong, 3/8-inch thick. Repeat the folding process two more times.

9. 9

   Cover and chill the dough for 2 hours. Roll the dough into the desired shapes. Following the rolling techniques.