Butterhorns

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups flour
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup milk, warmed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 lemon, zest of
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, butter, shortening and salt like for a pie crust.
• 2 mix beaten eggs and sugar and combine with above.
• 3 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water and combine with warm milk.
• 4 add to flour mixture.
• 5 knead and put in a cool place to rise.
• 6 combine butter, lemon, almond extract and sugar; add nuts and eggs to make a paste.
• 7 roll dough thin and cut into triangles.
• 8 spread with almond paste and roll into crescent shapes.
• 9 let rise again.
• 10 bake for 15 minutes in a 375 degree oven.