Almond Puff
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INGREDIENTS ˝ cup butter, softened
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons water
˝ cup butter
1 cup water
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Chopped nuts, Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut ˝ cup butter into 1 cup flour. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over mixture; mix with fork. Round into ball; divide in half. On ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a strip, 12 x 3 inches. Strips should be about 3 inches apart.
In medium saucepan, heat ˝ cup butter and 1 cup water to rolling boil. Remove from heat and quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.
Remove from heat. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Divide in half; spread each half evenly over strips, covering completely.
Bake about 60 minutes or until topping is crisp and brown. Cool.
Frost with Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze and sprinkle generously with nuts.
Makes 10 to 12 servings
CONFECTIONERS’ SUGAR GLAZE
Mix 1-˝ cups confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons butter,(softened), 1 to 1-˝ teaspoons almond extract or 1-˝ teaspoons vanilla and 1 to 2 tablespoons warm water until smooth.