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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 1012 |
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These decadent treats make the perfect snack for dinner parties or for a brunch. Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter softened |
1 cup cake flour pastry or all-purpose flour |
2 tablespoons water |
1/2 cup butter |
1 cup water |
1 teaspoon almond extract |
1 cup cake flour pastry or all -purpose flour |
3 large eggs |
chopped nuts confectioners' sugar glaze (below) |
Directions:
1. 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.
2. In medium saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter & 1 cup water to rolling boil. Remove from heat & quickly stir in almond extract & 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
3. 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 & brown. Cool. Frost with Confectioners' Sugar Glaze & sprinkle generously with nuts.
4. 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 & 1 to 2 tbsp. Warm water until smooth.
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