Back in college, I had my between-class routine down pat. After spending 3 hours in an art studio class, I needed a recharger (aka sugar fix) before my next class. But being that it was only 10am, it was too early for lunch. I think it was Taylor who originally discovered these generously-sized almond horns in the campus bookstore, but once I'd had a taste it quickly became a daily thing: every day. 10am. Almond horn. So much better than a doughnut. It's been almost 6 years since I graduated and moved to Nashville, but I haven't stopped thinking about those pastries. I'm not sure why I never attempted to recreate these nutty crescents before now, especially considering how easy they were. Maybe the fact that I always called them crescents, and a search for "almond crescents" produces a list of recipes that don't look anything like I remember. Turns out, they're called almond horns. I've never seen a horn in this shape (toot toot), so why they are called that, who knows. Oh. Duh. I

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