Danish Puff

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 2 tablespoons water 
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 1 cup water 
• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 1 cup flour all-purpose
• 3  eggs 
• 1.5 cups powdered sugar 
• 2 tablespoons butter softened
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1 tablespoons water 
• 1 serving nuts chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven
• wire rack
• blender

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Place 1 cup flour in medium bowl.
3. Cut in 1/2 cup softened butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of coarse crumbs.
4. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over mixture; toss with fork.
5. Gather pastry into a ball; divide in half. Pat each half into 12x3-inch rectangle, about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
6. In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water to rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
7. Add eggs; beat until smooth.
8. Spread half of the topping over each rectangle.
9. Bake about 1 hour or until topping is crisp and brown; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely.
10. In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients except nuts until smooth and spreadable.
11. Spread over top of pastry; sprinkle with nuts.