Swedish Pastry

• Crust
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon water
• Topping
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Glaze
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk, to thin glaze

1. Crust:
2. Cut together margarine or butter with flour; stir in water. Dab this crumbly mixture on a cookie sheet in an "S" or "O" shape.
3. Topping:
4. In a saucepan bring water to a boil and add margarine or butter and melt. Remove from heat and stir in flour. Stir until the mixture comes into a ball away from the edge of the pan. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the almond extract. Spoon on top of the crust mixture and spread to cover the edges. Bake in a 450 oven 10 minutes and lower oven to 350 and bake 20 minutes more.
5. Mix glaze ingredients together - should be fairly thin. Remove pastry to serving dish and spoon glaze over all.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/swedish-pastry-191531 (may not work)