Bella's Almond Puff
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup flour
- 3 eggs
- chopped nuts, any kind you like,bella uses pecans but the day i had this,she didn't put any nuts on it (she was out of them and had a flat tire on her car)
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Confectioners sugar glaze
- 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 -2 tablespoon warm water
directions
- Heat oven to 350°.
- Cut 1/2 cup
- butter into 1 cup
- flour.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons
- water over mixture; mix with fork;
- round into a ball; divide in half.
- On an ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a strip, 12x3 inches.
- Strips should be about 3 inches apart.
- In a medium sauce pan, heat 1/2 cup
- butter and 1 cup water to to a 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.
- Drizzle with confectioners' sugar glaze and sprinkle generously with nuts.
- For the glaze: Mix confectioners' sugar, butter, almond or vanilla extract and warm water until smooth.
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Reviews
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I am posting a review on this recipe because I have been making this same recipe for many many years (before it was posted on zaar). It is one of my all time favorites. I just love it. I make it often when I take a dainty to an office party or anywhere else.I am always asked for the recipe, It looks nice as well.I hope others will try this recipe since it is to good to pass by. I have frozen it as well.
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Hey Jude
Winter, Wisconsin