Fresh-picked Strawberry Danish
Posted By jeff On July 6, 2009 @ 5:03 pm In Uncategorized | 68 Comments
The secret of great fruit tarts and danishes? Great fruit, of course. If you have great stuff, it’s not all that complicated. Take out some stored dough, and just a little more effort gets you a great dessert. My family and some friends had visited Sam Kedem Nursery Garden [1], near Hastings, Minnesota, where we’d heard they had perfect strawberries ready for picking (they’re on to raspberries now). So we were well stocked with great strawberries.
Use one of our stored enriched doughs, either challah (from page 180 in the book [2]) or brioche [3]. Roll out a one-pound piece (about the size of a grapefruit) into a rectangle 1/8-inch thick:
Spread with a thin layer of softened cream cheese (or marscapone if you have it), then add sliced strawberries in a single layer.
Roll it up from the long end…
… and place it on a Silpat [4], greased cookie sheet [5], or parchment paper [6], and allow to rest for 40 minutes. Brush with egg wash (one egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water), then sprinkle with a little sugar. Make snips in the top with a kitchen shears [7]:
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 25 to 30 minutes. You can bake on an outdoor gas grill [8]as well (click here for posts on rustic fruit tart [9], or brioche [10], both done outside.
Hey, almost forgot to admit… there’s a bunch of whole grain in that enriched dough, more on that when our new book’s [11]out on October 27. The publisher won’t let us plaster our website with recipes that aren’t printed yet—all I can say for now is that you can’t just swap whole wheat for white in the old recipes. Please stay tuned, and thanks for trying our method.
Enjoy your summer!
Article printed from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com
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URLs in this post:
[1] Sam Kedem Nursery Garden: http://www.kedemroses.com/
[2] the book: http://tinyurl.com/4as4qd
[3] brioche: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=357
[4] Silpat: http://www.amazon.com/Silpat-2-Inch-Nonstick-Silicone-Baking/dp/B00008T960?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=arbrinfimiada-20&creative=380725
[5] cookie sheet: http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Metallic-Commercial-16-Inch-Cookie/dp/B00004R91K?&camp=212361&linkCode=wey&tag=arbrinfimiada-20&creative=380725
[6] parchment paper: http://tinyurl.com/bctz2c
[7] kitchen shears: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00091SDFO?ie=UTF8&tag=arbrinfimiada-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00091SDFO">Chicago Cutlery Insignia Kitchen Shears, Black</a><img src=
[8] outdoor gas grill : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001H1GWSA?ie=UTF8&tag=arbrinfimiada-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001H1GWSA">Weber 4411001 Spirit E-210 Propane Grill, Black</a><img src=
[9] rustic fruit tart: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=267
[10] brioche: http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/?p=294
[11] new book’s : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312545525?ie=UTF8&tag=arbrinfimiada-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312545525">Healthy Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Revolution Continues with Whole Grains, Fruits, and Vegetables</a><img src=
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