FROSTY ALMOND SNOWMAN
| 3 1/4 | cups | all purpose flour |
| 1 | envelope | Fleischman's quick rise yeast |
| 1/4 | cup | sugar |
| 1/2 | tsp | salt |
| 1 | cup | ground almonds |
| grated | rind | of one lemon |
| 1/4 | cup | water |
| 3/4 | cup | milk |
| 1/4 | cup | butter or margarine |
| 1 | tsp | almond extract |
| 1 | egg | |
| Snowdrift frosting | ||
| assorted dried fruit |
Set aside 1 cup [250 ml] of flour. Mix remaining flour, yeast, sugar, salt, almonds, and lemon rind in large bowl. Heat water., milk and butter until just hot [about 125 degrees F / 50 degrees C] and stir in almond extract. Stir hot liquid and egg into dry ingredients.
Mix in enough reserved flour to make a soft dough. Turn onto flavored board; knead 8 to 10 min. Cover; let rest 10 min. Shape dough into 3 balls - small, medium and large. Place balls on greased cookie sheet, one above the other so they are touching [moisten dough where they touch]. Cover; let rise in warm place until almost double - about 30 min. Bake in 375 F [190 C] oven 30 to 35 min. Cool frost with Snowdrift Frosting and garnish as a snowman with assorted fruit. Makes one Snowman.
Snowdrift forsting:
Combine 2 cups [500 ml] sifted icing sugar, 1/2 tsp [2 ml] almond extract and 3 tsp [45 ml] milk until smooth.