Spring snow...

 It snowed all day yesterday.

Heavy, wet stuff that melted at first and then accumulated.

We received about 6" on top of the slop

 which amounted to .6" in the rain gauge.

The low temp last night was 25*.

Brrrr!

 I spent most of yesterday indoors sewing.

I made these stretchy headbands for the little girls using

girls' tights and made clip-on flowers from silk and cotton voile.

Headbands     Flowers

(I didn't cut my flowers as fussy as M. Stewart did)

They turned out quite springy.

This is my second time making this Dutch Almond Puff.

It is so delicious and feels very fancy, but it's easy to make.

I spread mine with apricot jam and then drizzled it with a glaze and sprinkled on nuts.

So good with coffee or tea.

I found the recipe on Bonnie's blog:

Danish Almond Puff Pastry

(Thank you, Bonnie!) 

Danish Almond Puffs

 Cut together until it resembles a coarse meal:

1/2 cup of butter 

1 c. flour

Add 2 Tbsp. cold water

Mix into a dough.  Then press into two 3x12 rectangles on an ungreased baking sheet. 

Next boil:

1 c. water 

1/2 c. butter

add 1 tsp. almond extract

Remove from heat and add:

1 c. flour

3 eggs one at a time beat them in.

Beat until smooth.  Spread over the pastry rectangles and bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes.  Combine:   2 c. powdered sugar, 4 Tbs. cream, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/8 tsp. salt.  Beat the frosting until smooth.  When the pastries are out of the oven spread jam down the middle.  I use raspberry jam and caramel apple jam.  The when cooled drizzle the frosting on.  If you remember sprinkle with ground nuts.