Almond Pastry

Linorama's Note:

Decadent! Starting with refrigerater crescent rolls makes this incredibly easy, but no one would ever guess. Whenever I take it somewhere I have started taking the recipe along, because people always ask for it. In fact, that's how I got it too!

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 bars

• 2 packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 egg , separated
• 2⁄3; cup sugar , plus more for sprinkling
• 2 teaspoons almond extract (don't use imitation)
• 1 (2 ounce) package sliced almonds

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Unroll 1 package of crescent rolls across the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
3. (4 rectangles fit across the short way.) Press or stretch lightly to fit, and pinch perforations together to seal.
4. Mix cream cheese, egg yolk, almond extract and sugar.
5. Spread over 1st layer.
6. Unroll 2nd package of crescent rolls and stretch to fit over the top.
7. Slightly beat egg white and brush on top layer of crescent rolls.
8. Sprinkle with additional sugar, then sliced almonds.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes, till golden brown.
10. Cool completely before cutting.

Reviews

[Margie Brock]

Definitely added to my list. Tried it out at Camp and boy was this recipe ever requested. Easy, tasty and impressive in appearance. Good job!

[Merlot]

These are absolutely wonderful! So easy to make (and who would have ever guessed they start out with crescent rolls). This is a great recipe when you need to come up with a desert on short notice. Thank you so much for sharing these, Linorama. :-)

[GrandmaGiggles]

I made this in small baking pan that fit into toaster oven, so it was thicker than those of you who followed directions & used 9X13 inch pan. They now have the cresent dough in sheet form in tubes, not cut for cresent rolls, and that worked out perfectly for this recipe. The only thing I added (due to concern that some of the sliced almonds might fall off top while eating), I brushed a tiny little bit of melted orange marmelade on top of almonds. THIS IS A KEEPER! SUPER easy, SUPER fast....DELICIOUS enough for company! I'm VERY happy to have this recipe & will make sure its one handed down to my daughter & 2 granddaughters!