Homemade Almond Paste
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. + chilling
YIELD: 1-1/2 cups.
When a recipe she wanted to try called for almond paste, Anne Keenan of Nevada City, California decided to make her own. "It saves the expense of the store-bought kind," she says, "and results in a lighter baked product."
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups blanched almonds
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 egg white
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1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
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1.
Place almonds in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, egg white, extract and salt; cover and process until smooth.
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2.
Divide almond paste into 1/2-cup portions; place in airtight containers. Refrigerate for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts
1 tablespoon: 84 calories, 5g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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