Apple Almond Pastries Recipe

• 1 1/3 c. All-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 c. Margarine
• 1 c. Apples -- sliced thin
• 3 Tbsp. Sugar
• 2 Tbsp. Almonds -- sliced
• 3 Tbsp. Apricot preserves -- or possibly Peach

1. 1.
2. Sift the 1-1/3 c. flour with the salt into a large mixing bowl.
3. Cut in the solid margarine or possibly butter with pastry blender till mix is the size of small peas.
4. 2.
5. Sprinkle 4-5 Tbsp.
6. water, a little at a time, over the flour while stirring with a fork, till mix is just moist sufficient to hold together.
7. 3.
8. Form into a square and flatten to 1/2 inch.
9. Roll out on floured surface to 12 inch square.
10. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
11. 4.
12. Toss sliced apples with 1 Tbsp.
13. of flour.
14. Place slices down center third of dough.
15. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp.
16. of sugar over apples.
17. 5.
18. Fold up about 1/2 inch at each end.
19. Fold sides over apples, leaving an inch of apples showing down center.
20. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp.
21. sugar and sliced almonds.
22. 6.
23. Bake in preheated 450-degree oven for 15-20 min or possibly till golden.
24. 7.
25. Spread immediately with preserves.
26. If preferred, omit the preserves and frost with a thin glaze made of powdered sugar thinned with lowfat milk and vanilla or possibly orange extract.

allpurpose, salt, margarine, apples, sugar, preserves

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apple-almond-pastries-66007 (may not work)