Almond Puff Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 1 cup butter divided
• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 2 cups flour all-purpose divided
• 10 ounce jam seedless melted (we used blackberry jam)
• 2 tablespoons milk 
• 1 cup powdered sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1.3 cups water divided

Equipment

• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Cut 1/2 cup butter into 1 cup flour until crumbly; stir in 1/4 cup cold water. Form dough into a ball, and divide in half. On a greased baking sheet, pat each half into a 3- x 11-inch rectangle, spacing 4 inches apart.
3. Pour 1 cup water into a saucepan; bring to a boil.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Add 1/2 cup butter, stirring until butter melts completely.
6. Add 1 cup flour, stirring vigorously until thick.
7. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition. Beat in almond extract. Drop mixture in heaping tablespoonfuls on top of each rectangle, covering top and sides.
8. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until golden brown.
9. Remove from oven, and immediately brush with jam. Stir together powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk to make a thin frosting. When puffs cool, drizzle with frosting.
10. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if desired.