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Une-deux senses: Almond Custard Buns. There's one thing I know I love, and it's almond pastries.

Une-deux senses: Almond Custard Buns

Give me an almond croissant, almond frangipane, financiers, almond tarts and I'm a very happy girl. There's one thing I also know about my family: they love me most when I make them almond pastries, so what can a girl do but make some almond pastries for her family? The other thing I know is that almonds are expensive - especially almond flour! Which, sucks because I use almond flour ALL of the time. I'm a lucky girl who was fortunate enough to have Oh Nuts! But, on to my FAVORITE recipe on earth, at the moment anyway... almond custard buns! Easy Homemade Almond Paste Recipe. Easy Homemade Marzipan or Almond Paste. Easy homemade marzipan/almond paste.

Easy Homemade Marzipan or Almond Paste

So easy, so quick, so versatile, so addictively delicious! And now you can make it anytime, anywhere. Your life is forever changed. I grew up on marzipan. It’s everywhere in Germany. The Holstentor is Lübeck’s most famous feature, a Brick Gothic construction from Medieval times. Images courtesy creative commons, Giam and SteFou Lübeck is also the home of Niederegger Marzipan, probably the most famous marzipan in the world.

A Brief History Lesson (very brief) Though marzipan has long been associated with Germany and Italy in particular, its roots are in the Orient. (history lesson over. see, I told you it was brief) At the Niederegger Marzipan factory in Lübeck you can see a life-sized display of statues made from marzipan. Aside from being dipped in chocolate, wrapped and sold, marzipan is also often shaped into various figures, including fruits and vegetables that look real-life. How to Make Almond Paste. This is a POST Header.Could ba an AD space or a Call-to-Action.

How to Make Almond Paste

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Period. Almond paste is an absolutely ubiquitous, don't-you-dare-not-have-it pantry staple in our house around Christmas time. Homemade Almond Paste Recipe. Carrot, almond and macadamia cake Recipe - Contemporary. Chewy Almond Squares Recipe. To make the decorative almond halves, take a whole raw almond and pinch it between your fingers.

Chewy Almond Squares Recipe

Use a serrated bread knife to carefully cut the almond in half. The almond has a natural break-point so it should split easily once you start to cut it. No need for a mixer for this recipe, all you need is a whisk and a strong spoon. You can easily double this recipe. Method 1 Preheat your oven to 350°F. 2 In a mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until there are no more lumps of brown sugar. 3 In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pinch of salt. 4 Pour into the prepared baking pan and smooth the surface. 5 Bake at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

Chinese Almond Cookies Recipe. Orange and almond cake. Orange and almond cake 2 oranges, washed 125g butter 1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar 5 eggs 2 cups (240g) ground almonds (almond meal) ½ cup (75g) self-rising (all-purpose) flour, sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder orange syrup 1 cup (220g) white sugar 2 tablespoons orange juice 1⅓ cups (330ml) water Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

orange and almond cake

Line the base of a 22cm cake tin with non-stick baking paper. To make the orange syrup, place the sugar, orange juice and water in a saucepan over medium heat and simmer for 5 minutes. To serve, cut the warm cake into wedges and spoon over some of the syrup. Guilt-free Orange & Almond Mini Cakes for Chinese New Year. Too much of a good thing can be wonderful ~ Mae West Ahhh January.

Guilt-free Orange & Almond Mini Cakes for Chinese New Year

Named after Janus, the god of the doorway in Roman mythology, January is the one (and probably only) month in the year when everyone is most likely to stick to their freshly made New Year resolutions. Yes January, also affectionately known as Post-Christmas-Binge-Detox month. And since this year Chinese New Year also falls in the month of January, it seems like a good month to try and be good. After all the CNY feasting of course. Almond Cake. I received a few request for the recipe of this cake.

Almond Cake

So here it goes : Ingredient for the cake : 150 gram of butter150 gram of sugar275 gram of flour1 tsp of baking powder1/2 tsp of salt3 eggs200 ml of milk100 gram of ground almond1 tsp of almond essence1 tsp of lemon zest 1) Line and grease a 8" or 9" cake tin. Pre-heat oven to 325 F. Lemon Curd Pound Cake. I know I have been featuring a lot of recipes using lemons but I can't help it as I have ample supply of Meyer lemons from my neighbor.

Lemon Curd Pound Cake

I came up with this cake with some leftover lemon curd . This rich, buttery pound cake has a nice crunch of toasted almond and both sweet and tart at the same time with the addition of lemon curd on top. Just simply spoon the lemon curd on top of the cake batter and bake.