Almond Danish Puff

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 -2 tablespoon warm water or 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 cut 1/2 cup softened butter into 1 cup flour, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until particles are size of coarse crumbs.
• 3 sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over mixture; mix with fork.
• 4 gather pastry into ball; divide in half.
• 5 pat each half into rectangle, 12x3 inches, about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 heat remaining 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water to rolling boil in 2-quart saucepan; remove from heat.
• 7 quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour.
• 8 stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
• 9 add eggs; beat until smooth. spread half of the topping over each rectangle.
• 10 bake about 1 hour or until topping is crisp and brown; remove from pan to wire rack. cool completely.
• 11 spread with creamy almond glaze; sprinkle with almonds.
• 12 creamy almond glaze:
• 13 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 2-3 tbsp butter, softened; 1/2 to 1 tsp almond extract; 1-2 tbsp warm water or milk.
• 14 mix all ingredients until smooth and spreadable and glaze the danish puff.