Almond-raspberry Jalousie

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry sheet, thawed
• 1 (7 ounce) roll almond paste
• 1/3 cup raspberry preserves or 1/3 cup jam
• confectioners' sugar
• flour

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f have a baking sheet ready.
• 2 roll out pastry on lightly floured surface with floured rolling pin to 12 x 9-in rectangle.
• 3 cut in half lengthwise into 2 equal strips.
• 4 transfer 1 strip to baking sheet.
• 5 microwave almond paste to soften.
• 6 roll out between plastic wrap to 11 x 3 1/2-in rectangle.
• 7 remove wrap, center almond paste on on pastry sheet on baking sheet; spread with preserves.
• 8 fold other strip in half lengthwise.
• 9 cut slits through fold at 1/2-in intervals to 1 inches from edge.
• 10 unfold; moisten edges of strip on baking sheet with water.
• 11 top with slit strip. gently press edges to seal top to bottom strip.
• 12 bake 25 minute or until pastry is puffed and golden.
• 13 cool 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 14 before cutting, dust with confectioner's sugar, if desired.