Dutch Letters

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 lb butter
• 4 cups wondra flour (is made for thickening gravies and sauces, usually found in same aisle as flour)
• 1 cup water
• 2 egg whites (slightly beaten)
• 1 lb almond paste
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 dough: mix butter and flour.
• 2 stir in water and mix to form dough.
• 3 chill overnight.
• 4 filling: beat almond paste until smooth. add eggs, sugar and vanilla; mix well.
• 5 chill overnight.
• 6 assembly: divide dough and filling into 14 equal parts.
• 7 roll 1 piece of dough into a 14x4&1/2-inch strip, then take 1 part of almond filling and spread it down the center of dough strip.
• 8 lap one side of dough over the filling, then the other side and pinch seam shut from end to end.
• 9 shape into an "s" shape and place on greased cookie sheet with seam on bottom.
• 10 brush tops with beaten egg whites and sprinkle with sugar; prick with fork every 2-inches or so to allow steam to escape.
• 11 repeat with rest of dough and filling.
• 12 bake at 400°f for 30 minutes.
• 13 *these can be made and frozen before or after baking.