Almond Puff
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1/2 cup Butter -- (or
-- margarine)-softened
1 cup Gold Medal flour
2 tablespoons Water
1/2 cup Butter -- (or margarine)
1 cup Water
1 teaspoon Almond extract
1 cup Gold Medal flour
3 Eggs
Chopped nuts Confectioners' Sugar Glaze -- (below)
Heat oven to 350. Cut 1/2 C. butter into 1 C. 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 C. butter & 1
C. water to rolling boil. Remove from heat & quickly stir in almond extract
& 1 C. 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 & brown. Cool.
Frost with Confectioners' Sugar Glaze & sprinkle generously with nuts. 10 to
12 servings CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR GLAZE Mix 1 1/2 C. 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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