Almond Puff

½ cup butter or margarine

1 tsp. almond extract

2 cup flour

3 eggs

1 cup + 2 Tbs. Water + 1-2 Tbs. warm

sugar glaze

½ cup + 2 Tbs. butter or margarine

chopped nuts

1½ cup confectioners sugar

1-1½ tsp. almond or vanilla extract

Heat oven to 350-degrees. Cut ½ cup butter into 1 cup flour. Sprinkle 2 Tbs. water over mixture; mix with fork. Round into ball; divide in half. On ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a strip 12 X 3". Strips should be about 3 inches apart.

In medium saucepan, heat ½ cup butter and 1 cup water to 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. Frost with sugar glaze and sprinkle generously with nuts. 10 to 12 servings.

sugar glaze: mix one and a half cups confectioners sugar, 2 Tbs. butter or margarine, 1 – 1½ tsp. almond extract or vanilla extract and 1 to 2 Tbs. warm water until smooth.