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Servings
Ingredients:
Almond paste:
(Ready-made) puff pastry
Directions:
The filling is best made a month in advance!
Grind the almonds and mix well with the lemon rind, the sugar and the egg.
If the paste is too solid, you can add some water.
Make your own puff pastry or use ready made sheets.
Roll the pastry into a long strip of 4mm thick and 10 centimeters wide.
Shape the almond paste into a roll which is about the same length.
Place this roll on the dough, a little above the center.
Loosely wrap the dough around the roll, moisten the sides to stick together.
Turn the roll; the joint is now at the bottom.
Shape the roll into a circle (or a letter).
Brush with beaten egg.
Bake in a 450° F oven for 15 minutes, until golden-brown.
When done, brush the ring thinly with the preserve and, while still hot, coat with the icing.
Decoration:
Candied red and green cherries, candied orange peel, chocolates and red ribbon.
~Willemina Venema in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 2003
Page created. Anne Pemberton. Edited Sun, June 8, 2003 . AP.