Danish puff

This is a recipe that I got from my mother years ago.  It is a great pastry that we often have for breakfast or brunch.  The bottom layer is a crust made from flour, butter and water that is topped with a cream puff type layer.  It bakes in the oven and when cool it is topped with powdered sugar icing and sliced almonds and cut crosswise into slices.

Danish puff

Crust:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup butter

2 Tbsp water

Combine flour and butter until it resembles course meal.  I use the food processor.  Add water and mix to form a dough.  Gather dough into a 12 inch long log.  Cut in half lengthwise and flatten each half into a long rectangle on parchment lined baking sheet.

filling: 

1 cup water 

1/2 cup butter

1 cup flour 

3 eggs

1/2 tsp almond flavoring

Bring water and butter to a boil in a saucepan.  Remove from heat and add the flour mixing until smooth.  Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add the almond flavoring.  Divide the filling and spread half of the filling over each of the two crusts.

Bake at 350° for 55 minutes.  When cool top with powdered sugar icing and sliced almonds.  Cut crosswise into 1 inch wide slices.