Ingredients:
1 C flour
½ C butter (1 stick)
2 Tbsp water
Cut butter into flour. Sprinkle with water and mix to form a dough. Divide dough into 2 or 3 portions and place each on a cookie sheet, about 4”x12” (or 4”x8” for 3).
Preheat oven to 350º
½ C butter (1 stick)
1 C water
1 tsp almond extract
1 C flour
3 eggs
Combine butter and water in saucepan and bring to a rolling boil. Add almond extract and remove from heat. Stir in flour and mix to form a dough. Add eggs one at a time mixing well with each addition. Spread over dough strips and bake at 350º about 1 hour until a toothpick comes out dry. When cool, frost with butter frosting and garnish with almonds.
Butter Frosting
2 C confectioners’ sugar
3 Tbsp butter
2-3 Tbsp milk
(an Herb Day 2010 hospitality table recipe)
