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Sugar-Crusted Almond Pastries

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Updated Oct 23, 2018
Bake-Off® Contest 37, 1996
Karla Kunoff
Bloomington, Indiana
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Nothing but the best--butter, sugar and crescent dough--make for tasty pastries without all the work!

Sugar-Crusted Almond Pastries

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Ingredients 4
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Step 
    2
    If using crescent rolls: Unroll both cans of dough into 2 large rectangles. Place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan; press over bottom to form crust. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheets: Unroll both cans of dough. Place in ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan; press over bottom to form crust.
  • Step 
    3
    In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add almonds and sugar; cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until nuts just begin to brown. Spoon and spread mixture evenly over dough.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 11 to 16 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown. Cool 30 minutes. Cut into squares. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

210 Calories
12g Total Fat
3g Protein
20g Total Carbohydrate
13g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
19%
Saturated Fat
4g
21%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
170mg
7%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
20g
7%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
13g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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