Almond Croissants
1 sheet frozen puff pastry,thawed
(from 17
1
/4 oz. pkg.)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
1
/4 cup ground almonds
1
/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg yolk,beaten
Cook sugar and water in small saucepan
until syrupy. Remove from heat and stir
in almonds and almond extract; cool.
Roll out puff pastry to a 6 x 12 inch rec-
tangle and cut into 16 triangles. Spread
filling on triangles. Roll up from long
sides and shape into crescents. Place on
rack coated with no-stick spray. Brush
with egg yolk and bake 8 minutes.
Turn fan speed to high and bake 2-4
minutes longer, until golden brown.
Pecan Sandies
1
1
⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
2
⁄3 cup pecans,finely chopped
1
⁄2 cup margarine or butter,softened
1
⁄4 cup confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons ice water
3
⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
Confectioners sugar for coating cookies
Combine all ingredients except confec-
tioners sugar for coating. Shape dough
into 1 inch balls. Place 12 on ungreased
pizza pan or foil wrapped rack; flatten to
1
⁄4 inch thickness.
Bake according to guidelines until
lightly browned. Let cool 3-4 minutes
before removing from pan; coat with
confectioners sugar. Bake second batch.
Almond Cookies
1
⁄2 cup slivered,blanched almonds
1 cup all-purpose flour,sifted
1
⁄2 cup margarine or butter
1
⁄2 cup sugar
1
⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
24 whole blanched almonds
Finely chop slivered almonds and mix
with flour in a bowl.
In a separate bowl cream margarine or
butter, sugar and almond extract until
fluffy; slowly stir in flour mixture. Shape
dough into 1 inch balls. Place 12 of the
balls on 12 inch pizza pan or foil
wrapped rack; flatten to
1
⁄2 inch
thickness. Press an almond into center
of each cookie.
Bake according to guidelines until lightly
browned. Let cool 2-3 minutes before
removing from pan. Bake second batch.
PREHEAT
FAN SPEED
RACK USETEMP
YES 4400˚ LOW
TIME YIELD
Guidelines at a Glance
TM
10-12
MIN.
PREHEAT
FAN SPEED
RACK USETEMP
NO 24350˚ LOW
TIME YIELD
Guidelines at a Glance
TM
7-9
MIN.
PREHEAT
FAN SPEED
RACK USETEMP
NO 24375˚ LOW
TIME YIELD
Guidelines at a Glance
TM
6-8
MIN.
45