This morning, our first Saturday of summer vacation, D asked to go to Paris Bakery and get some bear claws. Ummmmm...nope. I successfully steered him towards a more nutritious breakfast, but I had to promise to help him make the bear claws here at home. I have to say that I don't think I've ever had a bear claw...otherwise I would know that it had a marzipan-like filling in it. How did I not know that?!? This was a fairly involved recipe, but D did a great job. Thanks, Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf! And I love that cooking reinforces his math skills. Here he is, figuring out how many sticks he needs... Ingredients 1-1/2 C cold butter 5 C whole wheat pastry flour 1 T active dry yeast 1-1/4 C organic half-and-half cream 1/4 C organic granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 egg white 3/4 C organic powdered sugar 7 ounces almond paste, cubed sliced almonds Procedure Cut your butter into cubes. In a bowl, toss butter cubes with 3 C whole wheat pastry...