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Referred to by family members as just Messapine.
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It is a traditional treat at Christmas.
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Mother mixes up the pastry and dough and invites one of the daughters to help her roll it out the following day.
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The notable differences in our recipes are the addition of baking pwdr and the way it is rolled out.
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Some of the younger family members use your method but there is a significant loss to the traditional flakiness of the pastry.
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Well worth the effort and a fun evening for mother and daughter.
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Pastry Dough: Sift together the flour and baking pwdr.
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Cut in the butter until it is fine as meal.
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Add in the Cool water and mix into a smooth dough.
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Cover and chill.
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Filling: Blend the almond paste and sugar in a blender or possibly food processor.
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Add in the Large eggs to the almond sugar mix and mix thoroughly.
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Cover and chill.
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Chill both the pastry and filling overnight.
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To prepare for baking: Remove filling from fridge and allow to hot to room temperature.
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Keep dough refrigerated.
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Divide the dough into 8 parts.
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Shape each part into a ball and roll into a very large rectangle.
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The pastry should be almost paper thin.
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Carefully spread the filling proportionately over the pastry: Divide the filling into 8 portions.
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The filling is sticky and the fragile pastry tears easily.
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Use small dollops of filling and spread with a spatula.
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Roll up like a jelly roll.
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Starting from a long side.
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Place on large baking sheets.
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Brush with egg slightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
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Bake at 425 degrees F. for 25 min.
