Danish Pastry
1 cup flour 2 tablespoons water 1/2 cup butter or margarine Cut butter into flour as for pie crust. Add water to make a soft dough. Divide into 2 parts. Pat by hand into two strips 12 by 2 inches on ungreased cookie sheet. Cream Puff Topping 1 cup flour 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 3 whole eggs Bring butter and water to rolling boil. Add 1 cup flour. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat. Add vanilla, almond extract and the eggs, one at a time. Beat well. Divide into 2 parts and spoon on above dough evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave in 10 more minutes. Spread with Buttercream Icing (below) when cool. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds. Buttercream Icing 1/2 stick butter 1-pound box powdered sugar 4 tablespoons water, or more for consistency 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Cream butter thoroughly with sugar. Add water, vanilla and almond extract & mix well. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
