Almond Triangles Recipes

ALMOND TRIANGLES (TRIGONA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine almonds, sugar, water, rose water OR vanilla extract, and lemon juice in saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture becomes thick and pasty.
• Cut phyllo sheets into thirds.
• Cover two-thirds with PLASTIC WRAP so it doesn't dry out.
• Lay strip in vertical position, brush with some melted butter, at bottom of strip add 1 teaspoon filling, bring the left side over so that you have a triangle, but keeping on going by bringing the right bottom tip up, keep going up repeating the triangles.
• Brush triangles with butter and place on an UNGREASED baking sheet, seam side down.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden not brown or they are over baked.
• Remove from sheet to cool.
• When slightly cool, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
• NOTE: Triangles can be frozen, unbaked. When ready to use, place unthawed in a preheated 350° oven. Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden.

ALMOND TRIANGLES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar in bowl. Stir in milk and 2 of the eggs. Add salt and flour, mix well. Chill overnight.
• 2. Roll out on floured suface,cut in triangular shapes. Beat remaining egg brush on triangles. Sprinkle with almonds. Place on greashed cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees until golden brown.

ALMOND-CREAM CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, cut 3-oz package of cream cheese and the butter into Bisquick mix, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk and egg yolk.
• Place dough on surface well dusted with Bisquick mix; gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Knead 10 times. Roll dough into 16x8-inch rectangle.
• In small bowl, mix 8-oz package of cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar and the almond extract until smooth. Spread cream cheese filling lengthwise over half of dough to within 1/4 inch of edge; carefully fold dough over filling. Brush egg white over top. Sprinkle with almonds and 2 teaspoons sugar. Cut into 4 (4-inch) squares; cut squares diagonally in half to form 8 triangles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake about 14 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or cold. Cover; refrigerate any remaining triangles.

ALMOND TOFFEE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Grease jelly roll pan.
• Mix brown sugar, margarine, syrup, egg and vanilla.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Spread dough in pan.
• Bake until light golden brown- 18-20 minutes.
• PREPARE TOPPING BY: Cook and stir brown sugar and syrup over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in margarine and cream.
• Heat to boiling, then remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla and almonds.
• Pour over baked layer, spread evenly.
• Bake until light brown and set- about 15-20 minutes.
• Cool, then cut squares, then cut squares diagonally.