Swedish Pastry <title> </head> <body> <p align="center"><font size="5">The Crystal Lady<br> <img border="0" src="Gifs/barpuple.gif" width="640" height="11"></font><br> <font size="4">What's Cooking</font></p> <p align="center"><br> <font size="4">Swedish Pastry<br> </font><font size="2">Sent in By Judi Hale<br> December 2005 </font></p> <div align="center"> <table border="4" cellpadding="4" width="71%"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#FFDFFF"> <p align="center"><font size="4"><b>Swedish Pastry</b></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><br> </font><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial">Pastry:</b></font><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><font face="Arial" size="3"><O:P> </O:P> </font></b></span></p> <center> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3">1 cup flour<br> </font></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3">½ cup butter<br> 1 Tablespoon water</font></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Filling:<O:P> </O:P> </span></font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">1 cup water<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><br> ½ cup butter<br> ½ cup flour<br> </b></span></font><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><O:P> </O:P> </b></font></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3">3 eggs</font></span></b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><br> </b></font></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3">1 teaspoon almond extract<br> </font></span></b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><O:P> </O:P> </b></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial">Cut butter into flour as for pie crust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Add water and blend with fork.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Divide into 3 parts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Lay on <span class="SpellE">un-greased</span> baking sheet and with heel of hand work into 3 strips 3 inches by 9 inches, pinching <span class="SpellE">edges</span> up a little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span><span class="GramE">Set aside and make topping.</span></b></font></span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><O:P> </O:P> </b></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3">For topping bring butter and water to hard boil over high heat in sauce pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Add flour all at once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Remove from heat and beat until smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Then add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Add almond flavoring.</font></span></b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="4"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><O:P> </O:P> </b></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Arial" size="3">Spread over tops of each strip of pastry, smoothing well to edge.<O:P> </O:P> </font></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial">Bake at 350 about 45 minutes.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Top mixture will puff up, but will fall when cooling.<O:P> </O:P> </b></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span class="GramE"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial">Frost with powdered sugar frosting with almond flavor.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>Cut in diamonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </span>SERVE</b></span></font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://www.crystallady.com/WhatsCooking.html">Back to What's Cooking</a></font></p> </body> </html>