Nutty Danish Pastry With Caramel Frosting

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Nutty Danish Pastry

Step 1 1/2 cup butter

1 cup all purpose flour

2 tablespoons water

Cut 1/2 cup of butter (at refrigerator temperature) into 1 cup of flour until mixture resembles course meal. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water evenly over surface, and stir with a fork until all dry ingredients are moistened. Shape the mixture into 2 equal balls. Roll out each ball on an ungreased baking sheet and trim to make each a 12"x 3" rectangle.

Step 2

1/2 cup butter

1 cup water

1 cup all purpose flour

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine butter and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add 1 cup of flour all at once and reduce heat to low and cook, stirring vigorously until the mixture forms a ball and leaves the sides of the pan. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time to the slightly cooled mixture beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla . Spoon the mixture evenly over each pastry rectangle, spreading to edges. Bake the pasteries at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.

Step 3

Spread each pastry with Caramel Frosting while warm, and sprinkle with chopped pecans. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Caramel Frosting

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 1/2 ~ 2 tablespoons milk

1 1/2 cup sifted powder sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add brown sugar and cook 1 minute over low heat. Stir in remaining ingredients and beat with electric mixture until smooth (adding more milk if necessary) to make frosting a good spreading consistency. Lovely to enjoy with a cup of tea! Thanks for joining me on my blog and enjoy your Foodie Friday!

~Karen~