Danish Pastries

Legend has it that these delicious pastries, that millions of us enjoy with our morning coffee, first got their name for an unusual reason—an industrial strike. When workers in Danish bakeries staged a walkout over pay and conditions in 1850, the owners brought in foreigners to replace them and were impressed by the pastries they made. The traditional creations of the Austrian bakers were especially popular, including their Plundergebäck—mini tarts of the lightest puff pastry with a