Simply find the best possible online shopping Bear Claws deals
Shop Bear Claws products and compare prices and listings on popular online marketplaces.
Though they don't get a lot of fanfare, bear claws are exceptional pastries that rival almond croissants in crispy-creamy texture and delicious buttery-almondy flavor. In this recipe they're filled with an almond cream made from almond paste, which cuts down on their sweetness, and assembled using a homemade Danish dough. Preparing the dough ahead of time requires some patience and planning, but it's less technical and more forgiving than croissant dough, so don't be afraid to give it a try.
Time: About 2 hrs
Yield: 6 pastries
Special equipment:
Disposable pastry bag (or resealable plastic bag)
For the pastries:
6 ounces almond paste (not marzipan)
4 tablespoons/56 grams unsalted butter, cut into pieces, at room temperature
2 teaspoons all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt
1 large egg, thoroughly beaten
1 recipe Classic Danish Dough, chilled
1/2 cup/50 grams raw sliced almonds
2/3 cup/70 grams powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk (preferably whole milk, but any kind works)
1. Make the almond filling: In a medium bowl, combine the almond paste, butter, flour, vanilla and salt. Add 1 tablespoon of the beaten egg and reserve the rest for a later step. Using…