All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Almond - Cheese Pastry Crescents
 
What You Need:            (To Make: about 28)
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  • 2 egg whites
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup ground blanched almonds

    • How To Cook:
    1. Make up Cheese Pastry.

    2. In bowl, with mixer at high speed, egg whites, till stiff; then beat in sugar, lemon juice, grated lemon rind, almond extract, fold in ground blanched almonds.

    3. Heat oven to 400°F.

    4. Lightly grease two baking sheets.

    5. On floured surface, roll out one-third Cheese Pastry 1/8 inch thick.

    6. Cut into 10-inch circle; cut circle into 8 wedges.

    7. In center of wide end of each wedge, place rounded teaspoonful almond mixture.

    8. Starting at wide edge, lightly roll up each wedge; place, center point down, on baking sheet; curve ends in crescent.

    9. Repeat with remainder.

    10. Brush crescents with beaten egg; sprinkle with almonds.

    11. Bake 10-12 minutes, cool.
    		 
    		 
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