danish puff

my cute friend debbie has done it again. she brought this delicious pastry to a baby shower. yum, yum!

1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons water

Place flour in bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter with pastry blender until it looks like small peas. Pour water over flour and mix with a fork. Form dough into 2 balls. Pat each half into 12 x 3 inch strip on a large ungreased cookie sheet. Set aside while preparing the next step.

1/2 cup butter
1 cup water
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 large eggs

Heat butter and water to a rolling boil in a saucepan. Stir in flour and almond extract. Stir vigorously over low heat about 1 minute or until mixture forms a ball; remove from heat.
Beat in eggs, all at once; continue beating until smooth.Divide in half; spread each half evenly over strips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until topping is crisp and golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Frost with Glaze: 1 to 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 2 T. butter softened; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1 to 2 T warm water. Mix until smooth and spreadable. Top with chopped walnuts or sliced almonds.