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Danish Puff

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 24, 2006
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You can serve this double-textured pastry as a bread or dessert. What an elegant addition to a brunch buffet table!

Danish Puff

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 10
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Pastry

  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 tablespoons water

Topping

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3 eggs

Creamy Vanilla Glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons warm water or milk
  • Chopped nuts
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place 1 cup flour in medium bowl. 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. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons water over mixture; toss with fork.
  • Step 
    2
    Gather pastry into a ball; divide in half. Pat each half into 12x3-inch rectangle, about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    3
    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. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Spread half of the topping over each rectangle.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake about 1 hour or until topping is crisp and brown; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    5
    In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients except nuts until smooth and spreadable. Spread over top of pastry; sprinkle with nuts.

Nutrition

380 Calories
23g Total Fat
5g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
18g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
36%
Saturated Fat
14g
68%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
120mg
40%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
60mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
18g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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