Lynn's Almond Danish

Ever since we moved here over five years ago, my neighbor, Lynn, has brought over one of her homemade almond danish for Christmas.  The first time I tried it I thought I'd died and gone to heaven - it was amazing!  But since I developed my food sensitivities, I haven't been able to eat it.  Well just before this last Christmas, Lynn called and said she wanted to know how to make her recipe gluten and dairy free.  Sweeter words have never been said...  She said along with me she had a few other people in her life with food sensitivities, and she wanted to be able to bake for us.  Needless to say, I was thrilled and more than happy to share what I know.  It took a while for her to gather ingredients, etc., but today she brought over her first effort.  Oh. My. Goodness!!  Again, died and in heaven.  Now I have to admit the texture isn't quite the same, but it's still awesome.  And the flavor was perfect.  She still wants to try and get the texture closer to the original so she plans to experiment some more, and guess who gets to sample the experiments?  Oh yes, yours truly, and very happily I must say.  Today, I found God in being able to delve once again into Lynn's incredible almond danish.