ALMOND PASTE - Make your own Recipe

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ALMOND PASTE - Make your own
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/8 lbs confectioners' sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • orange flower water (optional)

Directions:

  1. Place the almonds in a food processor and process until very finely ground.
  2. Using a wooden spoon, mix the confectioner's sugar with the ground almonds until they are completely blended.
  3. In a separate bowl, break the eggs and beat until they are frothy.
  4. Pour them into the sugar and almond mixture.
  5. Work the mixture using a clean odor-free wooden spoon or a spatula first and then using your hands until it comes away from the sides of the bowl.
  6. Almond paste can be held for several days when wrapped in plastic film and stored in the refrigerator.
  7. Notes: The proportion of the ingredients can be modified according to the end result that you wish to achieve; for example, you can use double the amount of sugar in respect to the almonds to obtain a sweeter and denser paste.
  8. You don't necessarily have to use confectioner's sugar, which makes for a very smooth paste.
  9. You can use ordinary sugar to obtain a more granular effect.
  10. Eggs: The function of this ingredient is to bind the sugar and the almonds.
  11. If you use only egg whites, you will obtain a soft paste, while whole eggs give a more medium-textured paste.
  12. Almond paste made with egg yolks is thick and compact.
  13. When you are mixing the almond paste, the egg should be added gradually, with a small amount of orange flower water.
  14. If you see that the paste is becoming too wet, you can keep back some of the eggs.
  15. Mixing almond paste: Be careful not to handle the mixture for too long: if almonds get too hot, they tend to give out their oil, and the paste will turn out greasy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 642.85 Kcal (2691 kJ)
Calories from fat 315.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35.05g 54%
Cholesterol 40.92mg 14%
Sodium 28.43mg 1%
Potassium 438.6mg 9%
Total Carbs 76.34g 25%
Sugars 65.98g 264%
Dietary Fiber 6.41g 26%
Protein 14.88g 30%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 157.3mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 462.1 Kcal (1935 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.2g 54%
Cholesterol 29.41mg 14%
Sodium 20.44mg 1%
Potassium 315.28mg 9%
Total Carbs 54.87g 25%
Sugars 47.43g 264%
Dietary Fiber 4.6g 26%
Protein 10.7g 30%
Iron 1.5mg 12%
Calcium 113.1mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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