Despite their name, Danishes aren't actually from Denmark, which is why you wouldn't hear a local ordering one by that name.

You can top your puff pastry Danish tarts with jam, pie filling, or other fruits such as sliced apples, apricots, or pears (as I do in my pear puff pastry tarts). Just make sure what you use is ...

Local lore suggests the Danish pastry was born amid a strike among bakery ... including nuts, raisins, spices, jam, apple, marzipan, and custard. The recipe for a true-blue Danish only has a ...