6 Classic Danish Pastry Shapes

Danishes can be shaped using puff pastry dough or croissant dough.

Learn how to make 6 different pastry shapes for Danishes using only a knife and a measuring tape. See video here.

Danishes can be filled using jam, pastry cream or custard, cream cheese filling, etc.

All of our Danish pastry shapes are able to be filled with your favorite fillings.

Pastry shape ideas

Curled

1. Cut a rectangular shape of pastry dough ~ 2″x4″.
2. Fill the center will jam or custard.
3. Pinch 2 opposing pastry dough together to create the curled Danish

Butterfly

1. Cut a piece of pastry 5″ x 5″.
2. Cut 2 small triangles on opposing sides of the square.
3. From the edge of the triangle you just cut, slice the pastry at an angle to create a point. Repeat on the other side.
4. Fill the centers with custard.
5. Fold the pastry over the custard downward on one side.
6. Fold the pastry over the custard upward on one side.
7. Pinch the ends of the point together.

Duchess

1. Cut a piece of pastry 5″ x 5″.
2. Cut the square 1 inch from the edges of the square giving a 1 cm border.
3. Continue cutting into an angle shape.
4. Repeat on the other side.
5. Fill the center with custard.
6. Fold the cut corner over the pastry.
7. Fold the other cut corner over to the other side.

Windmill

1. Cut a piece of pastry 5″ x 5″.
2. Cut 4 slices into the pastry starting at the points. Leave a 1″x1″ box in the center for the filling.
3. Fold the corner of one of the points into the center.
4. Fold all of the corners into the center.
5. Fill the center with custard.

Envelope

1. Cut a piece of pastry 5″ x 5″.
2. Fold the corner of one of the 4 points into the center.
3. Continue folding each corner into the center of the pastry.
4. Fill the center with custard.

How to make a center filled Danish pastry shape

1. Cut 2 pieces of pastry 5″ x 5″.
2. Cut a circle in the center of one of pieces of pastry.
3. Remove the circle.
4. Place the cut pastry on top of the square pastry.
5. Fill the circle with custard.

How long to bake Danish pastries for

Bake Danish pastries for 15 minutes at 400 degrees F.