Puff Pastry Bear Claws

Name: Puff Pastry Bear Claws
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 2 Tbsps sliced almonds, or to taste; 1 egg; 2 larges egg yolks; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters ground almonds; 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed and rolled out into a 16x16-inch square; 2 Tbsps superfine sugar, or to taste; 59 milliliters unsalted butter, softened; 1 Tbsp water

Puff Pastry Bear Claws might be just the morn meal you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 351 calories, 7g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up superfine sugar, butter, puff pastry, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Beat 1/3 cup superfine sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

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Superfine Sugar

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add eggs yolks and beat well; beat in almond extract. Stir ground almonds and flour into butter mixture until mixture has a thick paste-like consistency.

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Almond Extract

Almond Meal

Egg Yolk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Cut puff pastry into 8 equal pieces.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Place 1 tablespoon almond mixture in the lower center of each piece. Fold top of puff pastry down over the filling and press edges together to seal. Make three 1/2-inch cuts equal lengths apart on the bottom edge to make the 'claw'.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Almonds