Mom's Danish Pastries

Ingredients

• 2 cup(s) powdered sugar
• 1 stick(s) butter, softened
• ¼ cup(s) warm water
• 1 cake yeast
• 1 teaspoon(s) Salt
• ¼ cup(s) solid shortening
• Orange juice
• + 9 more ingredients
• • ¹/₃ cup(s) sugar
  • 1 cup(s) scalded milk
  • ICING
  • ¼ teaspoon(s) mace
  • 1 cup(s) butter, softened
  • 3 ½ cup(s) flour
  • ¼ teaspoon(s) vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon(s) lemon juice
  • 2 Eggs

Stir together milk, sugar, shortening and salt until shortening has melted and sugar dissolved. When cool, stir in the yeast and water. Beat in eggs, lemon juice, vanilla and mace. Add flour--a little at a time, mixing until dough forms. Cover and let rise until double the original size. Roll out...

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