Bonket (Dutch Almond Pastry)

Name: Bonket (Dutch Almond Pastry)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24-36 bars
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon almond flavoring; 3/4 cup pure almond paste, cut into very small pieces; 1 pinch salt; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/2 cup pecans (or more if desired) or 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (or more if desired); 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1 pinch salt; water, to thin

Submitted by Recipe Junkie

"This is a recipe I got from a Dutch friend who made this once when we were having coffee. I begged for the recipe and she graciously shared it with me! It's so good! Enjoy!"

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 24-36 bars

ingredients

Crust
³⁄₄ cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
Almond Layer
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
³⁄₄ cup pure almond paste, cut into very small pieces
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons butter, melted
¹⁄₂ cup pecans (or more if desired) or 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (or more if desired)
Topping
¹⁄₄ cup powdered sugar
1 pinch salt
water, to thin

directions

Crust:
Cream butter and sugar; stir in egg and vanilla.
Add flour and salt.
Press into 9x13" pan.
Almond Layer:
Beat eggs with sugar; add butter, almond paste and flavoring.
Mix until as smooth as possible. (Almond paste is difficult to break down.).
Pour over bottom layer.
Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Bake about 25 minutes at 325 until firm and slightly browned.
Topping:
Sift sugar and mix in salt.
Add just enough water to thin to a pourable consistency.
Drizzle topping over bonket while still hot.
Cool completely before cutting into squares.

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Reviews

This was very good! Very close to a bar I had at a restaurant. The bottom layer was just a little underdone for my liking, so will bake longer next time. Used parchment and it came out like a dream. These cut up beautifully and taste wonderful. Thanks for posting a good one!

Messy44
This recipe was not so good as Recipe Junkie did not put down how many eggs went into the almond layer.

suzi homemaker