Recipes Featuring Almonds
- English Fruit Cake | 1 pound butter
1 pound butter
1 pound light brown sugar
9 eggs
1 pound flour
2 teaspoons mace
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon soda
2 tablespoons milk
3 pounds currants
2 pounds raisins, seeded and finely ch - Aunt Anna's Banana Bread
3 large ripe bananas
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Dash of cinnamon (to taste)
Dash of nutmeg (to taste)
Dash of vanilla (to taste)
Cran-Nut
- Lady Cake | 16 egg whites
16 egg whites
1 lb sifted sugar
10 ounces butter
3/4 lb sifted flour
3 ounces bitter almonds, blanched
8 Tbsp rose water
- Almond Cake | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup almonds, blanched and cut in fine shreds
1/2 tsp bitter almonds extract
1 pint flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup brandy
1/2 cup milk
- Cornettes
Popped corn
1 egg white
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 Tbsp butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
Candied cherries
Chopped almonds - Almond Macaroons | Macaroons (see Macaroon recipe)
Macaroons (see Macaroon recipe)
Blanched almonds (shredded or chopped) - Double Boiler Chocolate Crumb Pudding
2 ounce sweet chocolate
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
4 egg yolks, beaten
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups soft bread crumbs
1 cup blanched almonds, shredded
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
- Mother-in-law's Eyes - Stuffed Dates or Prunes
1 pound prunes or dates, remove stones, slitting on only one side
12 egg yolks
4 egg whites
6 Tbsps sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup almonds, ground (optional)
1 1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar
Vanilla
- Rhubarb Jam (Green)
1 1/2 pound green rhubarb
1 pound sugar
Rind of 1/2 lemon
1/4 ounce bitter almonds
A little ginger
- Fresh Fruit Mold
1/2 cup currant juice
1/2 cup raspberry juice
1 cup cherry juice
1 quart boiling water
8 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons blanched almonds
10 tablespoons arrowroot
