A recipe for Almond Puff. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Almond Puff shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened1 cup flour, pastry
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup flour, pastry
3 each eggs
Directions
Directions: Chopped nuts Confectioners' sugar Glaze (below)Heat oven to 350. Cut 1/2 cup butter into 1 cup flour. Sprinkle 2 tbsp. water
over mixture; mix with fork. Round into ball; divide in half. On ungreased
baking sheet, pat each half into a strip, 12 by 3 inches. Strips should be
about 3 inches apart.
In medium saucepan, heat 1/2 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, all at one 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. 10 to 12 servings
CONFECTIONERS' sugar GLAZE
Mix 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, 2 tbsp. butter,(softened), 1 to 1 1/2
tsp. almond extract or 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1 to 2 tbsp. Warm water until
smooth.
