Puff Pastry Bear Claws

Fill a sheet of puff pastry with a delicious almond filling, top with almonds and a light sprinkling of sugar, and bake to make these delicious pastries.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 354 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed and rolled out into a 16x16-inch square
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons superfine sugar, or to taste
• 0.25 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 0.25 teaspoon almond extract
• 0.33333334326744 cup superfine sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat 1/3 cup superfine sugar and butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs yolks and beat well; beat in almond extract. Stir ground almonds and flour into butter mixture until mixture has a thick paste-like consistency.

Step 3

Whisk egg and water together in a bowl. Brush each bear claw with egg mixture and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons superfine sugar and sliced almonds.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 5

Cut puff pastry into 8 equal pieces. Place 1 tablespoon almond mixture in the lower center of each piece. Fold top of puff pastry down over the filling and press edges together to seal. Make three 1/2-inch cuts equal lengths apart on the bottom edge to make the "claws". Transfer pastries to a baking sheet.