Easter Egg

Name: Easter Egg
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 egg, whisked together with 1 tablespoon cold water, for egg wash; 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters toasted ground almonds; 1 Tbsp orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier); 2 circles pre-made puff pastry - one 11 inches and one 12 inches in diameter, both chilled; 1 miniature rabbit figurine (heat-proof); 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Easter Egg might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 696 calories, 34g of protein, and 42g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up vanillan extract, plus 1 tablespoon butter, egg, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter.

Instructions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Special equipment: 1 miniature rabbit figurine (heat-proof)

Ingredients you will need

Whole Rabbit

In a large bowl whip the butter with a hand mixer until completely smooth.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add sugar and "cream" them together until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.

Ingredients you will need

Cream

Sugar

Add the egg and the egg yolk and mix until blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally to make sure everything is being integrated.

Ingredients you will need

Egg Yolk

Egg

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a spatula to fold in the almonds, flour, almond extract, vanilla extract and orange liqueur. Stir until thoroughly combined. Stir the rabbit figurine into the filling.

Ingredients you will need

Vanilla Extract

Almond Extract

Orange Liqueur

Almonds

Whole Rabbit

All Purpose Flour

Equipment you will use

Spatula

Blender

Bowl

Place the 11-inch round circle of puff pastry flat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a pastry brush to brush the edge with the egg wash.

Ingredients you will need

Puff Pastry Sheets

Egg

Equipment you will use

Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Pastry Brush

Put the filling in an even mound in the center of the round leaving the edge clean. Gently lift the 12-inch round and place it over the filling and the bottom round so the edges match up. Press down on all of the edges so the egg wash acts as a glue to stick the top and bottom together. Using the tines of a fork, "crimp" around the edges to seal the top shut.

Ingredients you will need

Egg

Brush the top with any remaining egg wash.

Ingredients you will need

Egg

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Equipment you will use

Oven