Almond Pastry

Cooking Instructions

Add the powdered milk butter sugar and salt to the hot water. . . .

When cooled add the yeast. Let stand until foamy

Add this to 2 cups flour and beat well

Add egg and beat by hand or mixer for 3 minutes. By hand stir in 1 ¼ cups of flour to make a soft dough

Knead 3-5 minutes. Shape into a ball and let rise until double. Punch down and let rest for 10 minutes

Roll into an 18 by 20 inch rectangle. Spread with almond filling. Roll up jelly-roll fashion. Seal edges

Place on greased cookie sheet seam side down. Shape in a crescent. Cut bread every ½ inch almost to inner edge. Turn each cut piece on its side.

Bake 20 minutes at 350º.

Frost with powdered sugar icing made as follows: 2 T melted butter 1 t. vanilla 1 t. almond extract 2 T water and enough powdered sugar to make a thick frosting

Almond Filling Cream together: 2/3 cup sugar 4 T butter ½ cup ground almonds and 2 t. almond extract