Swedish Pastry

Name: Swedish Pastry
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1 pastry, 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup flour; 1 tablespoon water; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup flour; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 -3 tablespoons milk, to thin glaze

Submitted by 3boysmom

"Not a real sweet pastry. Great for brunch or on a breakfast buffet."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 12
Yields:: 1 pastry
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

Crust
¹⁄₂ cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon water
Topping
1 cup water
¹⁄₂ cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
3 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 -3 tablespoons milk, to thin glaze

directions

Crust:
Cut together margarine or butter with flour; stir in water. Dab this crumbly mixture on a cookie sheet in an "S" or "O" shape.
Topping:
In a saucepan bring water to a boil and add margarine or butter and melt. Remove from heat and stir in flour. Stir until the mixture comes into a ball away from the edge of the pan. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the almond extract. Spoon on top of the crust mixture and spread to cover the edges. Bake in a 450 oven 10 minutes and lower oven to 350 and bake 20 minutes more.
Mix glaze ingredients together - should be fairly thin. Remove pastry to serving dish and spoon glaze over all.