Almond Triangles Trigona Food

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:

• Line a 10x15 jelly roll pan with foil (shiny side up). In bowl of electric mixer on medium/high speed, beat 2 sticks of butter until creamy (approx. 1 min.). Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beat until light and fluffy (approx. 2 min.). Add egg, extract, and salt, beat until throughly combined. Reduce speed to low, add flour and mix until just incorporated.
• Press dough evenly into pan and push up sides. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375. Using a fork, prick dough in several places across pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
• In a large saucepan over med/high heat combine remaining butter, remaining sugar, brown sugar, and honey. Heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Increase heat, and allow mixture to boil for about 3 minutes undisturbed (No stirring). Then remove from heat and stir in cream and almonds. Spread mixture evenly across the cooled dough, return to oven and heat until bubbly. Cut into triangles while slightly warm.