European Recipe — Banket

My husband's family is Dutch and this is a recipe from the Netherlands that is a great tasting pastry using almond paste. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter
• ½ cup water
• 1 ½ cups almond paste
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg white, beaten

Cooking Directions

1. In a large bowl, cut cold butter or margarine into flour until the mixture has a crumb-like texture. Make a well in the center, add cold water. Mix together until the mixture forms a ball. Do not overmix. Chill dough.
2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
3. In a medium bowl, blend together almond paste, eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, almond extract and salt.
4. Divide dough in 4 parts, and roll into 15 inch strips. Place filling along the center of each long strip of dough. Roll up, and pinch the ends to seal. Place strips 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Brush with egg white, and sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden.

Nutrition Facts

• calories201.7
• carbohydrateContent21 g
• cholesterolContent35.8 mg
• fatContent12.1 g
• fiberContent1 g
• proteinContent3.1 g
• saturatedFatContent5.4 g
• sodiumContent64.1 mg
• sugarContent6.3 g