Bear Claws

Bear Claws
Few Ingredients Makes A Fantastic Pastry!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 + 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 box puff pastry sheets, thawed

4 tbsp apricot jam

1 cup powdered sugar

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 cup almond slices

4 tbsp water

Cooking Tools

Parchment lined sheet pan

Kitchen scissors

Small mixing bowl

Directions
Preheat oven 375 Degrees F.  Each box of puff pastry has 2 sheet with 2 seams.  Spread jam evenly down the cent of each sheet. Fold over one seam then the other (like folding paper) Press the end seam down slightly.  Cut each folded sheet in half then using scissors, cut each claw (between 5-6). Spread each claw in an slight arch to separate the claws.  You will yield 4 claws in total.  Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes. In a small mixing bowl. add; powdered sugar, almond extract and water and mix. Once glazed are baked, drizzle some icing with a spoon on each claw and sprinkle with almonds. Drizzle more icing on top of almonds
and serve.
Serves 4