Plunder Hornchen

Ingredients

120 gr blanched almonds
100 gr sugar
1 egg

Instructions

Make the Plunderteig and chill it. Roll one third of the dough out 1 cm thick. Cut it into 8 cm triangles and brush each triangle with beaten egg. Place a tablespoon or so of the almond paste, shaped in a small roll, on the base of each triangle. Cover each triangle with 1 tablespoon of the candied fruit and sprinkle them with a little cinnamon sugar. Roll up the triangles and shape them gently into crescents. Brush them with beaten egg and let them rise, covered, on a buttered baking sheet in a warm place until they double in bulk, about 1.5 hours. Bake in a 180ÂșC . oven (moderate) for 20 minutes, or until they are puffed and golden brown. Brush them immediatelyh with apricot preserves. Mandelfulle: Grind the almonds and stir in the sugar. Add the egg and beat until the paste is very smooth.