Danish pastry, also know asDanish, is a multilayered, laminated sweet pastry in the viennoiserietradition.This pastry type is named Danish becauseit originates from Denmark.Like other viennoiserie products, such as croissants, Danish pastriesare a variant of puff pastry.
Danish Pastryconsists out of yeast-leavened dough and a type of fat; mostly butter or margarine.The fat can be included in the dough or it can be attached into the dough by laminating.Amultilayered dough (dough-fat-dough) in most cases builds up between 16 to 36 layers.