Almond Croissants

INGREDIENTS

3 tbsp soft butter

¼ cup granulated sugar

1 Egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup FreshLife Almond Flour

¼ tsp almond extract

1 egg

1 tsp water

2 sheets pre-rolled puff pastry

½ cup FreshLife Sliced Almonds

Icing sugar

METHOD

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
Line a large tray with baking paper.
In a large bowl, beat together the soft butter and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla & almond extract, whisk till smooth. Mix through the almond flour. Set aside.
To make the croissants:
Place the cold thawed puff pastry on the clean flat surface. Use a knife or pizza cutter cut the dough into 3 equal size rectangles. Then slice each of the rectangles through the middle diagonally to create 6 triangles.
Cut a small slit at the bottom in the middle of the wide end of the triangle.
Spread 2 tsp of FreshLife almond frangipane onto each of the triangles. Add 1 tbsp of milk to the remaining frangipane mixture and set aside.
To roll up the croissants, start at the wider end of the triangle. Pull apart the two edges slightly and roll up to form the croissant shape.
Repeat till all the triangles have been filled and rolled up.