Danish pastry

Meaning

Noun

• A sweet and flaky yeast-raised roll made from a dough using butter or margarine and filled with remonce (butter and sugar) or custard.

Origin

• So named because they were introduced to the United States via Copenhagen.{{cite-book
• |lang=en
• |title=On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
• |author=Harold McGee
• |authorlink=Harold McGee
• |year=2004
• |publisher=Scribner
• |isbn=978-0-684-80001-1
• |chapter=10