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Danish Pastry: Pie for a Crowd!

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Love pie but have a lot of people coming to visit? Danish Pastry is the perfect dessert for you! Its from-scratch crust and filling (or two) makes Danish Pastry a real crowd pleaser! No matter if it’s Easter, baptisms, or birthday parties, Danish Pastry has made the rounds in my family. 🙂 I hope you’ll try it at your next big event!

Danish Pastry Recipe…

The recipe for Danish Pastry comes from my great Aunt Marlyn. As one of seven kids, she knew a little something about fixing food for a crowd! My recipe card says my mom received this recipe from her aunt in 1967…quite a few years ago! 🙂 It continues to be a hit whenever or wherever it’s served today!

Though this is an easy homemade dessert, there is a little prep work involved. Making the crust is key to the recipe’s success. However, this is a VERY FORGIVING dough! If you would like to see how to mix together pie crust and cut in shortening, you might like to watch a video I created for my Foods II students here. No need to prebake the crust for Danish Pastry…it is a double crust pie. 🙂 I usually have enough scraps left to make a small single crust pie, too…can you say Coconut Cream Pie???

The Process…

After making the crust, you must choose your fillings. I like to use fruit from my orchard that I’ve canned or frozen, but premade canned pie fillings work well here, too. Just know you’ll need at least two, if not three, cans to fill this crust.

Finally, adding the top crust can be a little tricky.  I like to use my rolling pin for transferring both crusts to the pan. I just roll the crust around it, position over the pan, and unroll. It makes things so easy!!! Just seal, crimp, and it’s ready for the oven!

Bake for 35-45 minutes, depending on your oven. If you aren’t a fan of icing, leave that off and serve warm with ice cream. 🙂 I like a light layer of homemade buttercream icing with some festive sprinkles. This makes Danish Pastry extra special.

I hope you’ll give my Danish Pastry a try! It makes a nice, big, dessert that’s sure to please all the pie lovers in your circle!

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For recipes to serve with Danish Pastry, you might consider my Kickin’ Ranch Party Dip, Five Minute Roast Beef, or my Chicken Divan that is made without canned cream soup. Other recipes can be found on my Recipe Page.

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