Danish Puff

This is another great recipe from my friend Sue. It would be great to make for a Sunday morning breakfast or brunch. Or even as an after dinner treat, served with coffee.

1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Flour
1 Tbsp Water 

Mix 3 ingredients like you would pie dough... On an ungreased cookie sheet spread dough into an oval shape


1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Water
4 Eggs
1 Cup Flour
1 Tsp Almond Extract

Heat butter and water till boiling 
Add flour and almond extract and mix till forms a ball
Remove from heat and add eggs one at a time, beating between each egg till well mixed.
Continue beating till mixture is smooth and glossy. I use a wooden spoon to beat the mixture.
Spread this mixture evenly over oval crust.

Bake 350 for 60 minutes.

Cool completely and then make Glaze:

1 1/2 Cups Powder Sugar
1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
2 Tbsp melted Butter
1-2 Tsp milk.

Mix all ingredients together till smooth. Spread icing over cooled pastry.. Can be decorated with maraschino cherries (halved) and chopped nuts.

*Side Note: Sue said that when you make this pastry, it will puff up, but as it cools it will fall. So, have no worries if it falls! Also, when it's humid, the crust can become a bit soggy.
And as an option, you can divide the dough and make 2 smaller puffs, as opposed to one big one.