Danish Pastries with Shortcut Homemade Dough

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Ingredients

1/4 cup (60ml) warm water (between 100-110°F, 38-43°C)
2 and 1/4 teaspoons Platinum Yeast from Red Star (1 standard packet)*
1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk, at room temperature (between 68–72°F, 20-22°C)
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
14 Tablespoons (196g) unsalted butter, cold
2 and 1/2 cups (313g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled), plus more for generously flouring hands, surface, and dough
2/3 cup filling (see recipe notes for options & cheese filling)
1 large egg
2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk
1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar
2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk or heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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