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Directions
| Ingredients | | | 1/2 | cup | butter, softened | | | 1 | cup | flour, pastry | | | 2 | tablespoon | water | | | 1/2 | cup | butter | | | 1 | cup | water | | | 1 | teaspoon | almond extract | | | 1 | cup | flour, pastry | | | 3 | each | eggs | | | | | |
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 & 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.
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 & b
rown. Cool. Frost with Confectioners' sugar Glaze
& 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 & 1 to 2 tbsp. Warm water until
smooth.
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