Almond Combs

Title:
Almond Combs

Yield:
9 Servings

Categories:
Desserts,
Pastries




Ingredients:





   1/2    Recipe basic puff pastry


     1    Egg; beaten


   1/2 c  Ground almonds


     2 tb Sugar


     1    Egg yolk


     1 ts Water


   3/4 c  Sifted powdered sugar


     1 ts Milk; up to 2






 Roll pastry to a 12-inch square. Cut pastry into 4-inch squares.


 


 Combine 1 egg, almonds, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Spoon about 1 tablespoon


 almond mixture in a strip down center of each square. Combine egg yolk and


 water; brush one side of each square with yolk mixture. Fold over opposite


 side, and press gently to seal. Make even 1-inch cuts along sealed edge,


 about 1/4 inch apart; spread to form a comb. Place pastries on an ungreased


 baking sheet. Brush remaining egg yolk mixture over pastries. Freeze 10


 minutes. Bake at 425?F for 15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.


 Transfer to a wire rack.


 


 Combine powdered sugar and milk; drizzle mixture over hot pastries.


 


 Yield: 9 servings.


 


 Note: One-half (17 1/4-ounce) package frozen puff pastry may be substituted


 for 1/2 recipe Basic Puff Pastry.


 


 Busted by Gail Shermeyer 


 


 Recipe by: The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987, 8487-0709-5


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Gail Shermeyer 
on May 02,


 1998