Almond Puff Base
½ cup butter
1 cup flour
2 Tbsp water
Cut ½ cup butter into 1 cup of flour. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp. Of water over mixture and mix with a fork. Round into a ball and cut into 2 even pieces. On an ungreased pan, spread out dough balls into 12″x3″ strips.
½ cup butter
1 cup water
1 tsp almond extract
1 cup flour
3 eggs
confectioner’s sugar
chopped nuts
In a medium sauce pan, heat ½ cup butter and 1 cup water to a rolling. Remove from heat and quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup of flour. Stir vigourously over low heat until mixture forms a ball (about 1 min). Remove from heat. Beat in eggs until smooth. Devide in half and spread over the top of the strips.
Bake for 60 min or until golden brown at 350oF.
Icing
1½ cup confectioner’s sugar
2 tbsp butter
1-1½ tsp. almond extract
1-2 Tbsp. warm water
Mix all the ingredients together until smooth icing is achieved. Spread over cooled almond puffs.