Formulas
 
 Bear Claws
YIELD: 

INGREDIENTS BY WEIGHT
Royal VikingĀ® Sheets 9x13.5x.187 (05205)*
      
Almond filling
    1oz
Almonds, sliced
      
Egg wash
      
Apricot glaze
      
Roll icing
      
Total Weight
 1oz

DIRECTIONS
  1. Sheet dough to 3/16-inch thickness
  2. Cut into 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 squares or use frozen Danish dough squares (thawed).
  3. Brush bottom half of each square with egg wash.
  4. Spread 1 oz almond filling across the square about 1 inch below the center.
  5. Fold top half of dough over bottom.  Press firmly to seal.
  6. Using bench scraper, make 1/2-inch cuts in the sealed side 1 inch apart.  Curve so that cuts open slightly.
  7. Egg wash and dip in sliced almonds.
  8. Proof at 95-100°F and 70% R.H. until pieces reach 1 1/2 times original size (45-60 minutes).

BakeStandard Oven        375°F        12-15 minutesConvection Oven    325°F        10-12 minutes____________________________________Glaze immediately with apricot glaze or simple syrup.After cooling ice with roll icing.


* Royal Viking Danish Squares (05215) may be substituted for sheet dough.