Danish Kringlor

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 lb butter (2 sticks)
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• light cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 in medium bowl cut 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter into 2 cups of flour until the pieces are the size of small peas.
• 3 sprinkle 1 tbs cold water over 1/3 of this mixture and gently toss with a fork.
• 4 push this third to the side of the bowl and repeat with the other 2 thirds.
• 5 when all the dough is moistened, shape it into a ball and divide the ball in half.
• 6 on a baking sheet pat or roll each piece into a 12 by 4 inch strip.
• 7 in a medium sauce pan bring to a boil 1 cup water and remaining stick of butter.
• 8 remove pan from heat and add the remaining cup of flour all at once.
• 9 whisk vigorously until smooth.
• 10 let mixture rest and cool for 5 minutes.
• 11 add eggs one at a time beating well with a wooden spoon after each.
• 12 stir in ½ tsp extract.
• 13 spread half of this mixture over each pastry strip evenly.
• 14 bake for 40 minutes until golden and puffy.
• 15 transfer to wire rack and cool slightly.
• 16 while it cools make glaze by combining powdered sugar, 1 tbs butter and ½ tsp extract.
• 17 add enough cream to make a drizzling consistency.
• 18 drizzle over the kringlor.
• 19 cut the pastry into 1 inch diagonal slices and serve.