Christmas Danish Puff

Sharing our families favorite Christmas morning breakfast. This has been our tradition for as long as I can remember and we look forward to it every year!

Danish Puff 

(recipe adapted from Betty Crocker 1969)

1/2 cup butter softened

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoon water

1/2 cup butter

1 cup water

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 cup all purpose flour

3 eggs

Sliced Almonds

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the 1/2 cup butter into 1 cup flour.  Sprinkle 2 T water over mixture and mix. Round into ball and divide in half.  On an ungreased baking sheet, pat each half into a strip 12x3 inches.  They should be about 3 inches apart.

Heat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup water to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan.  Remove from heat and quickly stir in almond extract and 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute.  Remove from heat.  Beat in eggs, all at once, until smooth and glossy.

Divide in half, spread each half evenly over each strip.  Bake about 60 minutes or until topping is crisp and brown. Cool.  Frost with glaze (below) and sprinkle generously with nuts.

Glaze
Mix 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons butter (softened), 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1-2 tablespoons warm water until smooth.

Enjoy!