Go Back
–+ servings
DUTCH ALMOND RING

DUTCH ALMOND RING

A festive, wreath-shaped delight adorned with glacé cherries. Its buttery puff pastry encloses a rich almond paste, offering a touch of Dutch tradition to your Christmas table. Simple yet elegant, it's a perfect blend of sweetness and tradition.
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Snack
Servings 1 Large Ring
Calories 4296 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 17.6 oz ground almonds (almond flour)
  • 17.6 oz caster (superfine) sugar*
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • Finely grated rind of 2 lemons
  • 1 sheet of butter puff pastry, room temperature
  • Apricot jam

To decorate:

  • Lemon glaze: 1/2 cup icing sugar + 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
  • Glacé cherries
  • Toasted sliced almonds

Instructions
 

The day before:

  • Mix together almonds, sugar*, eggs and lemon rind until it forms a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

On the day:

  • Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).
  • Roll puff pastry sheet out to form a long rectangle.
  • Place the almond filling in the pastry as if making a large sausage roll. Roll the pastry over the filling and form a log. Seal the edges, bring the log together to form a ring, using the filling to join it together.
  • Place on a baking tray with the sealed edge on the bottom. If you have any spare pastry, cut out a few leaf shapes and drape over top of the ring, using a little milk brushed on to each leaf to adhere.
  • Bake the ring for 15-20 minutes until puffed and golden.
  • Remove from the oven and glaze with apricot jam while still hot. Allow to cool.

To decorate:

  • Add the icing sugar and lemon juice into a small bowl and mix together with a fork; adjust quantities as needed to ensure a pourable (but not too thin) glaze. Drizzle over the cooled ring.
  • Decorate with glace cherries and toasted sliced almonds.

Notes

Julie feels that the almond ring is too sweet if you add all the sugar. She recommends that you add about half (250g) to two-thirds (333g) of the sugar, then taste. Add further sugar if you feel it needs it.

Nutrition

Calories: 4296kcalCarbohydrates: 217gProtein: 135gFat: 349gSaturated Fat: 44gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 56gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 327mgSodium: 735mgPotassium: 274mgFiber: 57gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 479IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 1124mgIron: 27mg
Keyword Dutch Almond Ring
Tried this recipe?Let us know how if you liked it in the comments below!