3 danish water recipes

Basic apricot glaze simmers apricot preserves with sugar and water into a clear, golden lacquer for fruit tarts, danish pastries, and croissants. Essential pastry kitchen building block in 15 minutes.

Danish leveropostej: a classic pork liver pate with anchovies, onion, allspice, and clove, wrapped in pork fat and baked in a water bath. Served sliced on smorrebrod or as a first course.

Bacon-wrapped water chestnuts: crisp water chestnuts wrapped in bacon, baked, then glazed in a sweet-tangy brown sugar and chili sauce. The retro party appetizer that vanishes first.