Almond Recipes
ALMOND SQUARES - 20 Servings
1 c. margarine, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Mix all above ingredients. Spread half of mixture in bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan.
3/4 pound almonds or 3/4 Cup almond paste
3 eggs
1 c. sugar
Combine last 3 ingredients; spread over dough. Dot filling with remaining dough. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Cut while warm.
CHOCOLATE ALMOND BALLS
3/4 c. whole almonds
1 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond extract
1 egg
Place almonds and chocolate into blender or food chopper. Process just until almonds are finely chopped. In medium bowl, cream butter
with sugar, beat in flour, salt, almond extract, egg and all but 1/3 cup of the almond-chocolate mixture. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll in remaining chocolate mixture.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Cool. Store in an airtight container or freezer.
ALMOND GREEN BEANS
1 (15 ounce) can green beans
1 (14 ounce) can canned stewed tomatoes
Italian seasoning to taste
1/3 cup sliced almonds
In a pot over medium heat, cook the green beans and tomatoes until heated through. Season with Italian seasoning. Stir in the almonds just before serving.
ALMOND CHEESECAKE
4 eggs, beaten
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. almond extract
TOPPING:
1 c. sour cream
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together well eggs and cream cheese. Add sugar and extract. Beat until smooth. Pour into greased 9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Combine topping ingredients. Spread on cheesecake. Bake 10 minutes more. Serve chilled with fruit on top.
Serves 8 to 10.
ALMOND BUTTER SAUCE - Good over fish or chicken
4 tablespoons Butter
1/4 cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, melt butter. When butter
foams, add almonds and stir until nuts begin to brown.
Remove nuts from heat and stir in lemon juice. Serve immediately over baked or
steamed fish.
Almond Poppy Seed Muffin
3 Cups Flour
1-1/2 C Milk
2-1/4 C Sugar
3 Eggs
1-1/2 Teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon Almond extract
1-1/2 Teaspoons Salt
1-1/2 Tablespoons Poppy seeds
1-1/2 Cups Vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 350' grease or paper line two 12 cup
muffin tins - combine flour-sugar-baking powder-salt in bowl; mean while whisk
oil-milk-eggs-extract in another bowl till smooth Add the dry ingredients mixing till
moist - Very gently stir in all the poppy seeds.
Fill muffin tins, and bake for approximately 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold - Made these
last summer and they were very moist and very flavorful.
Almond-Poppy Muffins
1 Egg
3/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/3 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Oil
1 Cup Milk
2 Cups Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking powder
3/4 Cup Chopped almonds
1/3 C.
Poppy seeds
PREHEAT OVEN TO 400F. Beat egg, salt and sugar until light
and fluffy. Add oil in a stream and continue beating. Beat in milk. Sift flour and baking
powder together several times and add to batter, stirring until just mixed. Add nuts and
poppy seeds. Bake in greased muffin tins for 20-25 minutes.
Apple Cake
2 C. Sugar
4 Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract
6 Cups Golden delicious apples; chopped
2 Teaspoons Baking powder
2 Tablespoons Baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
Raisins; optional
Mix wet ingredients, add apples, flour and other dry
ingredients and raisins (up to about 1/2 cup). Bake 325 for 1 hr. {use 9x13x3 greased pan
Angel Cake With Mocha Butter Cream
Cake
1-1/2 C. Powdered sugar
1 Cup Cake flour
Dash Salt
10 Large Egg whites
1-1/2 Teaspoons Cream of tartar
3/4 Cup Granulated sugar Mocha Butter Cream
1-1/2 Cups Butter
4 Tablespoons Instant coffee
2 Tablespoons Sifted cocoa
2 Cups Powdered sugar
All dry ingredients should be sifted. Therefore, start by
sifting together powdered sugar and cake flour. Add salt. In a large dry bowl whisk egg
whites until soft peaks form. Add cream of tartar at the end.
Gradually add granulated sugar to egg whites, whisking all the time. Sift 1/3 of flour
mixture over egg whites,lightly fold in. Repeat with remaining flour mixture, little by
little. Turn batter into a large ungreased tube pan. Smooth top. Bake at 350. for about 40
minutes or till cake is done. Cool cake. Loosen around edges, remove cake from pan. Make
butter cream by beating butter until very soft and smooth. Add coffee, cocoa, and powdered
sugar. Beat until very light. Spread mixture in between layers and around cake. Garnish
with chocolate sprinkles.
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