Recipe Almond Paste Puff Pastry

I certainly do. One of my favorite ways to make a quick and scrumptious dessert is to use puff pastry, which is a staple in my freezer.

A few years ago, I made German Hausfreunde Cookies, which are essentially sandwich cookies withalmond paste. And although there were a few steps involved, the result totally overcame my expectations.

One of the recipes that has become very popular with my readers is of Dutch heritage and is called Banketstaaf or Banket.

Banket Dutch Pastry Recipe

Banket is a traditional Dutch dessert that is so popular around Christmas time. The dough is usually made from flour, eggs, and butter. However, puff pastry can also be used.

Marzipan filling! Lots of it! Just like in my British Simnel Cake, this Banket recipe has plenty of this delicious almond filling.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry into a large rectangle, 2 inches shorter than the length of your baking sheet. (See the notes regarding the puff pastry at the bottom of the recipe card.)

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Divide almond paste into 2 even pieces and roll each piece into a log approximately 1 inch shorter than the length of puff pastry.

Place one almond log along the center of each long strip of dough. Brush the sides of the Dutch almond pastry with a beaten egg.

Fold 2 shorter ends of the puff pastry to cover the almond log. Fold 2 longer ends over the almond log and flip the log so that the seam was at the bottom.

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Transfer the Dutch almond pastry to a prepared baking sheet and brush with the beaten egg. (You can also brush with the egg yolk). Bake Dutch Banket for 25 minutes until golden brown.

The dough for Banket is usually made of flour, butter, egg, and ice-cold water. However, puff pastry can also be used with great success.

Baked Dutch Banket is best eaten right away. If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container and consume them the next day.

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As you can see Banket recipe is such an easy almond paste dessert.It requires just a few simple steps and the result will certainly delight you.

If you love recipes using almond pastry filling, give this Banket - Dutch Almond pastry a try. It's so good and pairs great with your morning tea or coffee.

Banketstaaf is an amazingly simple Dutch almond pastry that takes only 10 minutes to assemble. Oven will do the rest of the work.Flaky puff pastry is stuffed with a mixture of sweet almond paste and orange zest, rolled into a log and baked until crispy perfection. Banket is an easy and delicious Dutch Christmas foodmade in no time.

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*In this recipe I used a 7 oz Almond paste pack from Odense (I bought 2 of those) and a 14 oz puff pastry sheet fromDufour.

If you buy puff pastry in a 17.3 oz pack from Pepperidge Farm with 2 sheets inside, I recommend either using just 1 puff pastry sheet and reducing the amount of Almond Paste to 7 or 8 oz per sheet, or using both puff pastry sheets and increasing the amount of Almond Paste to 14 oz.

Storage tips. Baked Dutch Banket is best eaten right away. If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container and consume them the next day.

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Calories: 317 kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.4 g | Protein: 5.5 g | Fat: 19.7 g | Saturated Fat: 3.7 g | Cholesterol: 16 mg | Sodium: 82 mg | Potassium: 127 mg | Fiber: 2 g | Sugar: 14 g | Calcium: 50 mg | Iron: 1.3 mgAnyone who sees this almond puff pastry would swear it came from a high-priced pastry shop. And it does look as if it does. It’ll be your secret that it goes together in no time because it uses frozen puff pastry.

This delicious concoction comes together very easily. It just requires a few easily obtainable ingredients and a food processor. The reason for the food processor becomes clear if you’ve ever worked with almond paste. It’s terribly dense and hard to work by hand and as a result you need the food processor since it makes easy work of the whole process. Personally, I wouldn’t try this with a hand mixer and would even be cautious about a heavy-duty stand mixer. Not because it would break the mixer, but you may not be able to get the right texture.

The almond filling is rich and creamy. Just what you’d expect if you went to a high-class pastry and coffee house. It’s very easy to make too.

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The filling consists of some usual ingredients for this such as cream, egg, sugar and butter. But since the almond paste is so dense, I suggest you break it up into bits and process in the food processor until it’s almost smooth then finish it off by pulsing in the remaining ingredients.

Of course if you made my recipe for almond rugelach, you just might have some of the almond schmear used for those left over. If you have that then use it up. It’s pretty much the same thing and will work entirely well.

The shape here is pretty common–a lace or “braid.” I wouldn’t call it a braid because you don’t have the necessary three pieces to plait. It really is more like lacing a shoe.

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With this type of shape, sometimes it comes apart if you don’t seal it well enough. It happened when I made these for this post. Don’t sweat it–just cut it up before serving and trust me no one will notice. They’ll be too busy eating it!

Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 697 kcal | Carbohydrates: 69 g | Protein: 9 g | Fat: 44 g | Saturated Fat: 14 g | Cholesterol: 51 mg | Sodium: 266 mg | Potassium: 152 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 37 g | Vitamin A: 384 IU | Calcium: 68 mg | Iron: 2 mg

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This easy almond puff pastry is flaky and delicious. It’s filled with homemade almond paste which comes together easily in a food processor. We show you how to braid the pastry to get that fancy restaurant cafe look. Serve this almond pastry warm for breakfast or at your next party and you will have everyone talking!

You won’t believe how easy it is to make this easy almond puff pastry. You can use a store bought puff pastry and allow it to thaw overnight, or refer to our easy homemade puff pastry recipe here which makes a yummy, flaky pastry. Don’t let making puff pastry intimidate you! It’s actually a fun process and can be very rewarding once that tasty dessert comes out of the oven.

This puff pastry is loaded with homemade almond paste which comes together quickly in a food processor. I’m currently using a KitchenAid food processor and loving it for making pie dough quickly as well as whipping together fresh almond butter. It can make baking so much faster and efficient. The investment is well worth it!

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You only need puff pastry, almond paste, sliced almonds, an egg and powdered sugar for this easy almond puff pastry recipe. It’s amazing how just a few key elements can come together to make a breakfast or party dessert taste so good. And this almond puff pastry tastes just like a coffee shop pastry treat, if not better because it’s so fresh out of the oven. Plus, when you make it at home, you entire house fills with the smell of sweet almonds! Yummmmm!!!

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