Food Network: Mandel Kranser Almond Crowns

	Print 3x5 Recipe Cards
	Print this recipe out and cut along the dotted lines to add this 3x5 recipe card to your personal collection.

Mandel Kranser Almond Crowns
Recipe courtesy Patricia Sannit

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons dried orange peel or zest from 1 orange
2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (7-ounce) package almond paste or home made (see Joy of Cooking)
1 egg white
Water
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds`
Egg wash

Directions
Cream together butter and sugar until light and
fluffy. Add egg yolk and orange peel. Add flour, don't over mix. If the dough
is too crumbly, add a little water. Chill the dough until firm enough to roll
out. Make almond paste, or mix prepared almond paste (such as Odense brand) with
egg white. If the paste is too hard to mix, grate it into the egg white and add
enough water to achieve a spreadable consistency. After the dough is chilled,
roll out dough nice and thin. Cut the dough into 3-inch strips. Gather extra
dough, repeat until dough is used up. Spread almond paste mixture on dough,
leaving 1/4-inch free at the top edge. Gently roll up the dough, and place on a
cookie sheet, refrigerating until firm. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove
chilled dough from the refrigerator. Slice roll into 2-inch pieces, and arrange
these on the cookie sheet, leaving a little room for spreading. Slice each 2-inch

roll every 1/4-inch or so from the top down leaving about a 1/4-inch uncut at the
bottom. Gently pull down the ends to form a crown shape. Brush each cookie with
an egg wash, and sprinkle with almonds. If you prefer, use parl suukar, or pearl
sugar, for a glittering effect. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until pale golden in
color, remove and cool.
The recipes for this program, which were provided by contributors and guests who
may not be professional chefs, have not been tested in the Food Network's
kitchens. Therefore, the Food Network cannot attest to the accuracy of any of the
recipes.