Banket is a great-tasting Dutch pastry filled with almond paste. My husband's family is from the Netherlands and this is the recipe they make every year at Christmas.
Prep
19 min
Cook
47 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cold butter
0.5 cups water
1.5 cups almond paste
2 large eggs
0.75 cups white sugar
, plus more for sprinkling
0.25 teaspoons almond extract
1 pinch salt
1 egg white
, beaten
Instructions
1
Place flour in a large bowl; cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter or two knives until mixture has a crumb-like texture. Make a well in the center; add cold water. Mix together to forms a dough. Try not to overmix. Chill dough.
2
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
3
Blend almond paste, eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, almond extract, and salt together in a medium bowl.
4
Divide dough into 4 equal pieces; roll out into 15-inch strips. Place filling along the center of each long strip of dough; roll up, and pinch the ends to seal. Place strips 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Brush with egg white, and sprinkle with sugar.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
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