Almond Puff - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. flour
2 tsp. water
1/2 c. butter
1 c. water
1 tsp. almond extract
1 c. General Mill flour
3 eggs
Sugar Glaze (recipe follows)
chopped nuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Cut 1/2 cup butter into flour.
Sprinkle water over mixture; mix with fork.
Round into ball.
Divide in half on ungreased cookie sheet.
Set each half into a strip (12 x 3-inch) about 3-inches apart.
In a medium saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter and water to boil.
Remove from heat and quickly stir in almond extract and flour.
Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball (about 1 minute).
Remove from heat.
Beat in eggs until smooth.
Divide in half and spread evenly over strips. Bake for 60 minutes.
Cool and frost.