Almond Paste

Name: Almond Paste
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1-1/3 cups (13 ounces).
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups (8 ounces) whole blanched almonds; 1-1/2 cups (5 ounces) sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 large egg white; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt

This homemade cookie ingredient adds another wonderful flavor to any cookie recipe. The richness will be your secret ingredient.—Almond Board of California, , x, California

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups (8 ounces) whole blanched almonds
1-1/2 cups (5 ounces) sifted confectioners' sugar
1 large egg white
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a food processor, grind half the almonds until very fine. Remove and repeat with remaining almonds. Total ground nuts will yield 1-3/4 cups. Put all nuts and remaining ingredients in the food processor. Cover and process until a paste forms. Gather together and store, tightly sealed, in a plastic bag.

For recipe using above paste see Country Woman n/d 1993 pg. 29 (Rainbow Cookies - Recipe ID# 2521).

Nutrition Facts

1/4 ounce-weight: 39 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 14mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Almond Paste in Country Woman November/December 1992

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donnaloo2

Dec 19, 2013

This is a good recipe. I wish I could give it 10 stars to average it back out to the 5 stars that it should've been. People shouldn't give a recipe a 1 star rating if they haven't tried it just so they can ask a dumb question that they could have googled. Really people? A rating is for stuff that you've tried, not to be used as a blog.
dpellor

Dec 25, 2009

Does anyone have the recipe for the Rainbow cookies from Country Woman?