Recipe - Butter Letter Pastry

1 pound Butter
4 cup Flour
1 cup Water
1 pound Almond paste
2 cup Sugar
3 Eggs

Work butter, flour and water like pie dough and refrigerate overnight.
Divide dough into 6 parts after refrigeration.

Mix together almond paste, sugar and eggs. Form a soft paste and
refrigerate overnight. After refrigeration, divide mixture into 6 parts.

Roll dough into thin long strips (6 of these). Put filling paste into a
long strip down the middle of the dough. Roll up dough and paint with egg
whites. You may leave dough as long shapes or form into crescent shape.
Butter letter should be placed on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 20 to 25
minutes at 350 degrees. They should be golden brown when finished.

busted by sooz

Recipe by: Key Gourmet

Posted to recipeludigest by sooz kirkland@gj.net on Mar 25, 1998