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Banket

A banket is a popular Dutch pastry, traditional at Christmas, made of puff pastry filled with almond paste.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 392 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dutch

Ingredients

  • 14 oz. puff pastry , pure butter, rectangular, rolled out
  • 10 oz. almond paste
  • Zest of an organic orange
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 3 tablespoons apricot jam
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 2 tablespoons icing sugar
Equipment
  • baking sheet
  • parchment paper
  • pastry brush

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the convection oven to 390 F (200°C).
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Cut the dough in half lengthwise.
  4. In a bowl, mix the almond paste with the orange zest and knead until obtaining a homogeneous mixture.
  5. Divide the almond paste into 2 equal pieces.
  6. Roll each piece of almond paste into a log slightly shorter than the puff pastry.
  7. Using a kitchen brush, brush the puff pastry with a little water.
  8. Place one of the two almond paste logs in the center of one of the two pre-cut pieces of puff pastry.
  9. Place an almond log on half of the puff pastry. Brush the sides of the dough with the beaten egg.
  10. Fold the 2 shorter ends of the dough over to cover the almond log.
  11. Then fold the 2 longer ends over the almond log and turn the log over so that the seam is underneath.
  12. Repeat the same operation with the second piece of puff pastry and the second log of almond paste.
  13. Brush both bankets with beaten egg and bake for about 25 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.
  14. Meanwhile, pour the apricot jam into a microwave-safe bowl and heat it for about 20 to 30 seconds or until liquid.
  15. Brush the two cooked bankets with the apricot jam. Then, sprinkle with sliced almonds and with icing sugar.
  16. Serve with a cup of tea or coffee.