ALMOND TWISTS

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Easy, showy recipe, pretty on a cookie platter. They taste like something from a fancy bakery. Adapted from the back of a label.

Provided by Deb Wolf

Categories     Dessert

Time 33m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tablespoons superfine sugar, for rolling
1 (8 ounce) can almond paste
1 (8 1/2 ounce) frozen puff pastry, thawed (1 sheet from a 17.25 ounce package)
1 ounce semisweet chocolate
1 ounce white chocolate

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Sprinkle work surface lightly with superfine sugar.
  • Unfold pastry and roll out to 12" square.
  • Break apart almond paste into little pieces and scatter evenly over half of the dough.
  • Fold dough in half over almond paste. Roll out to 10 x 12".
  • Add more sugar to work surface as needed to keep dough from sticking.
  • Fold dough in half again and roll out again to 10" x 12".
  • Cut in half to make 2 rectangles each 5" x 12".
  • Using a pizza wheel, cut each rectangle into 12 strips, each 1" x 5".
  • Twist each strip into a loose corkscrew and put on ungreased cookie sheets 1" apart.
  • Bake 15 - 18 minutes, until puffed and golden.
  • Remove to wire rack to cool.
  • In two small microwaveable bowls, separately melt the chocolates.
  • Drizzle both chocolates over the cooled twists.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.5, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 0.2, Sodium 27.2, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 5.5, Protein 1.9

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