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Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• white sugar
• hazelnut

Instructions

1. 1 Line a plate with wax paper.
2. 2 Heat a skillet over medium-low heat. Add sugar, almonds, and hazelnuts, stirring continuously until almonds and nuts are evenly coated with caramel, about 10 minutes.
3. 3 Carefully tip nut-sugar mixture onto the wax paper--mixture will be very hot. Let cool for 5 to 7 minutes.
4. 4 Break praline in large pieces and serve as-is or place in a food processor with a blade and chop to desired consistency.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• puff pastry
• brie cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch pie pan.
2. 2 Slice Brie cheese in half horizontally into two flat wheels.
3. 3 Place puff pastry into the prepared pie pan. Place one wheel of Brie onto the pastry dough with the rind facing down. Sprinkle almonds evenly over Brie.
4. 4 Top with the remaining wheel, with the rind facing up.
5. 5 Bundle puff pastry around Brie and pinch the ends together to seal.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

By Nancy Vejvoda

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• egg white
• white sugar
• confectioners sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
2. 2 Beat egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until foamy. Add white sugar and beat until egg whites are glossy, fluffy, and hold soft peaks.
3. 3 Sift confectioners' sugar and ground almonds in a separate bowl; quickly fold almond mixture into egg whites, about 30 strokes.
4. 4 Spoon a small amount of batter into a plastic bag with a small corner cut off and pipe a test disk of batter, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, onto the prepared baking sheet. If the disk of batter holds a peak instead of flattening immediately, gently fold batter a few more times and retest.
5. 5 When batter is mixed enough to flatten immediately into an even disk, spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip. Pipe batter onto the baking sheet in rounds, leaving space between the disks. Let piped cookies stand out at room temperature until they form a hard skin on top, about 1 hour.
6. 6 Preheat the oven to 285 degrees F (140 degrees C).
7. 7 Bake cookies in preheated oven until set but not browned, about 10 minutes.
8. 8 Let cookies cool completely before filling, about 30 minutes.

By Liz

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• all-purpose flour
• brown sugar
• butter
• corn syrup
• almond extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets and outside of 4 inverted 6-ounce custard cups.
2. 2 Whisk together the flour and almonds in a bowl; set aside.
3. 3 Bring the sugar, butter, and corn syrup to a boil in a saucepan stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir the flour mixture into the saucepan. Add the almond extract and continue stirring until incorporated. Measuring the batter by tablespoons, drop four cookies onto the prepared baking sheet. Spread each tablespoon of batter into a 4-inch circle.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the baking sheets from the oven and allow to cool for 1 minute. Use a spatula to remove the cookies from the baking sheet; place each cookie onto an inverted custard cup. Allow the cookies to cool while continuing to bake the remaining batter in batches.

By Jocelyn

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• green bean
• butter
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Place beans into a microwave-safe casserole dish with enough water to cover the bottom. Microwave on high power until almost tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain in a colander and refresh under cold running water to keep them bright green in color.
3. 3 Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add almonds and cook until just starting to turn golden, about 3 to 5 minutes, watching closely so as to not burn.
4. 4 Take pan off of heat and add butter to melt. Return to heat and add garlic. Mix in green beans, season with salt and pepper, and continue to stir until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
5. 5 Enjoy!

By judilicious

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• white sugar
• heavy cream
• all-purpose flour
• candied orange peel
• semisweet chocolate

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Blend the sugar and the cream. Stir in the flour, almonds and orange peel. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a heavily creased and floured cookie sheet. Spread mixture into thin circles with a spatula.
3. 3 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) just until the edges are light brown about 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool a few minutes before removing from the cookie sheet, cool.
4. 4 Chop the chocolate up into small pieces. Melt chocolate over low heat or in the microwave on medium for about 3 minutes. Turn the cooled cookies upside down and spread the bottoms with the melted chocolate. Let cookies stand at room temperature until chocolate is firm, at least 3 hours. Store in a covered container at room temperature or refrigerate.

By Robin Evert

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• egg
• water
• puff pastry
• apricot preserves
• cranberry
• brie cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. 2 Whisk egg and water together to make egg wash.
3. 3 Roll out puff pastry gently to a 14-inch square. Trim corners with a knife or pizza cutter to make a circle. Spread apricot preserves over the pastry, leaving a 1-inch margin around the edge. Sprinkle cranberries and almonds over the pastry, and place Brie cheese in the center.
4. 4 Brush the edges of the pastry with some of the egg wash. Fold top and bottom of pastry over the dough; trim 2 inches off each edge. Fold remaining pastry on top to cover the Brie cheese completely. Press the seams with your fingers to seal. Remove any excess apricot preserves that leaks out.
5. 5 Transfer wrapped cheese, seam-side down, to baking sheet. Brush top with egg wash.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let stand before serving, about 30 minutes.

By Mrs Sarah

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• pork tenderloin
• tarragon
• garlic powder
• butter
• flour
• white wine
• chicken bouillon granules
• mustard
• heavy cream
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 With a meat mallet, pound the tenderloin slices to 1/4-inch thick. Combine tarragon and garlic powder in a small bowl, and sprinkle the mixture over the cutlets. Rub the seasoning into the meat, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour to blend the flavors.
2. 2 Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat until the foam disappears. Brown half of the tenderloin pieces in the butter, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Do not crowd pan. Repeat with the remainder of the pork pieces and 1 more tablespoon of butter. Set the pork pieces aside on a warm platter.
3. 3 Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet over medium heat; stir in the flour until smooth and the mixture starts to fry. Gradually whisk in wine, stirring constantly until the flour mixture and wine are blended; stir in chicken bouillon granules and Dijon mustard. Allow the sauce to boil for 1 minute; whisk in the cream. Bring the mixture almost to the boiling point, and stir in the almonds and green onions. Pour sauce over the pork, and serve.

By Diana N

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• milk
• water
• salt
• butter
• heavy cream
• vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place a small pan containing about 2-3 cups of hot water onto the bottom of your oven ( directly onto the bottom of the oven) to generate steam. Lightly grease a large baking sheet with shortening and then dust lightly with flour. Use a 10 inch pan as a template and draw a 10 inch circle onto the flour dusted sheet using a toothpick. Set aside.
2. 2 Place the 4 eggs into a small measuring cup and mix with a fork to combine, set aside.
3. 3 Combine the milk, water, salt and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. When it comes to a full boil, add the flour all at once and stir to make a paste. Continue to stir over the heat for about 40 seconds until the paste dries a little. Remove from heat and place paste into a mixing bowl. Let cool about 4 minutes.
4. 4 With a mixer on low, mix the paste and slowly add the beaten eggs. Mix slowly but thoroughly until all of the eggs have been added. Place the paste into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch round decorating tip. Pipe the paste out onto the sheet pan following the 10 inch ring you outlined. Pipe a second ring around the inside next to this ring. Finally, pipe another ring on top of these two rings. Lightly paint the set of rings with the remaining 1 beaten egg and press the sliced almonds into the paste.
5. 5 Place in the oven on the lowest shelf and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake about 12 minutes more or until brown. Remove form the oven and using a long serrated knife slice off the top half of the puffed ring. Remove any bits of raw dough on the inside of the ring. Replace the top and place back in the oven to crisp the dough, about 5 more minutes. Cool on a rack.
6. 6 To Make The Filling: Whip the pastry cream until smooth. Place the heavy cream into a bowl along with the vanilla and beat on high until soft peaks are formed. Add in the confectioners' sugar and beat a little more. Fold the pastry cream in with the whipped cream and transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe the cream mixture into the ring and then replace the top. If you wish, sprinkle with additional powdered sugar.

By Kevin Ryan

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• raspberry
• white sugar
• lemon juice
• water
• balsamic vinegar
• white sugar
• water
• lemon juice
• vanilla bean
• peach
• vanilla ice cream

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine raspberries, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, water, and balsamic vinegar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook until sugar dissolves and berries collapse, 2 to 3 minutes.
3. 3 Remove from heat and strain into a bowl. Cool to room temperature, cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
4. 4 Combine 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and split vanilla bean in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
5. 5 Place peach halves with cut sides up in the syrup and simmer until tender, 5 to 8 minutes per side, basting with the syrup occasionally. Remove from heat and allow to cool in the syrup.
6. 6 Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 4 hours.
7. 7 Remove peach skins and serve each peach half on top of a scoop of ice cream in a bowl. Spoon the raspberry sauce over the top. Garnish with toasted, slivered almonds.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• sugar
• butter
• vanilla extract
• egg
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• rhubarb
• apple
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round pan.
2. 2 Beat 1 1/4 cups sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until well blended, light, and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, followed by vanilla extract, mixing well after each addition.
3. 3 Turn mixer to low speed and slowly add in flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing just until combined. Fold in rhubarb.
4. 4 Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Smooth the top and place apple slices in a circular pattern on batter. Sprinkle almonds and additional sugar on top.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool, and serve warm or cold.

By Diana71

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• salt
• butter
• water
• egg yolk
• butter
• white sugar
• egg
• mozzarella

Instructions

1. 1 Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Rub in cold butter cubes with your fingers until mixture looks like bread crumbs. Add water and egg yolk; knead into a ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. 3 Combine softened butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg and mix until well combined. Add ground almonds and beat frangipane until well combined.
4. 4 Roll out chilled pastry dough and transfer to a 9-inch fluted tart tin; trim edges.
5. 5 Spread frangipane over crust; arrange plums on top in a circular pattern.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and plums are soft, about 45 minutes.

By Nadia

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• butter
• butter
• almond paste
• sugar
• vanilla bean paste
• egg
• cake flour
• kosher salt
• apple
• butter
• sugar
• powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round springform pan.
2. 2 Beat 1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons softened butter, almond paste, and 1 cup sugar at low speed with a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until combined. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until smooth, light, and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in vanilla bean paste; add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat until completely combined after each addition. Gently fold in flour and salt with a rubber spatula until just combined.
3. 3 Spoon mixture into the prepared springform pan. Arrange apples slices over top of batter; brush apples with melted butter and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until browned and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan and cool completely, about 1 hour. Dust top of cake with powdered sugar and sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds.

By Pam Lolley

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• butter
• egg
• white sugar
• milk
• salt
• nutmeg
• vanilla extract
• almond extract
• all-purpose flour
• pear
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch baking dish generously with 1 tablespoon butter.
2. 2 Whisk eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, milk, salt, nutmeg, vanilla extract, almond extract, and flour together in a bowl.
3. 3 Reserve 12 to 14 pear slices for topping; add remaining pear slices to the prepared baking dish. Pour egg custard mixture over pears in the baking dish and top with almonds. Shake and tap the dish gently on the countertop to let mixture settle. Lay reserved pear slices flat on top. Melt remaining butter and brush over pears. Sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon sugar.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden, fruit is soft, and custard is set, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool to room temperature before serving, or serve chilled.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• butter
• egg yolk
• water
• butter
• white sugar
• egg
• egg yolk
• apple brandy
• all-purpose flour
• sweet apple
• white sugar
• apricot jelly

Instructions

1. 1 To make the pastry: Stir 1 1⁄3 cups of flour and salt together in a medium bowl. Add butter, 1 egg yolk, and water; stir until mixture forms large crumbs. If it is too dry to press a handful together, stir in more water. Press dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Flatten slightly and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until firm.
2. 2 To make the frangipane: Cream butter and ½ cup of sugar together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and soft. Gradually mix in an egg and remaining egg yolk one at a time. Stir in apple brandy. Stir 2 tablespoons of flour into ground almonds, then mix into batter. Set aside.
3. 3 Roll out pastry dough into a 12-inch circle on a lightly floured surface. Fold loosely into quarters, and center the point in a 10-inch tart or pie pan. Unfold dough, and press into the bottom and up the sides. Prick with a fork all over, and flute the edges. Return pastry to the refrigerator to chill until firm.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place a baking sheet inside the oven while it preheats.
5. 5 Spoon frangipane into chilled pastry crust, and spread into an even layer. Arrange apple slices in an overlapping spiral pattern. Each slice should have one edge pressed into the frangipane until it touches the pastry base, and then overlap the previous slice. Start at the outside edge, and work towards the center.
6. 6 Place the pie plate on top of the baking sheet in the preheated oven. Bake until filling begins to brown, about 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for another 10 minutes, then sprinkle sugar over the top of the tart. Return to the oven until the sugar caramelizes slightly, about 10 minutes more.
7. 7 Cool the tart on a wire rack. A short time before serving, warm the apricot jelly; add some water if necessary to make it a liquid consistency. Brush warm jelly over the tart for a nice shine.

By Peter Lovering

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• vanilla extract
• almond extract
• cornstarch
• all-purpose flour
• egg white
• egg
• butter
• white sugar
• egg yolk
• butter
• butter
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• all-purpose flour
• pear
• cardamom
• cinnamon stick
• vanilla bean
• honey
• sugar
• water

Instructions

1. 1 To poach the pears: Combine water, 1 cup white sugar, honey, vanilla bean, cinnamon stick, and cardamom in a large saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add pears; reduce heat and simmer until pears are translucent or easily pierced with a knife, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
2. 2 To make the pastry: Combine 1 ½ cups flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cut in ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon butter until mixture is crumbly. Mix in egg yolk until dough sticks together in large clumps.
3. 3 Grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Press dough evenly into the pan. Freeze for 30 minutes. Reserve leftover dough for patching cracks.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
5. 5 Grease the shiny side of a piece of aluminum foil with butter; place butter-side down over the pastry. Transfer tart pan to a baking sheet.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven, using leftover dough to patch any cracks, until dough looks dry and light brown, about 20 minutes. Peel off aluminum foil; let pastry cool.
7. 7 Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
8. 8 To make the frangipane: Combine 2/3 cup white sugar and 1/3 cup butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in ground almonds. Add egg, egg yolk, 2 teaspoons flour, and cornstarch; beat until frangipane is smooth. Beat in almond extract and vanilla extract.
9. 9 Spread frangipane evenly over pastry. Drain pear halves and dry with paper towels. Cut lengthwise into even slices. Place 1 pear half on a spatula and gently fan out slices; arrange on top of frangipane. Repeat with remaining pear halves.
10. 10 Bake in the preheated oven until frangipane is firm to the touch, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

By Gin

Ingredients

• ✓ almond

Instructions

1. 1 Place almonds, about 1/4 cup at a time, in the food processor. Pulse until you reach a flour-like consistency; sift into a container. Place any remaining almonds chunks back into food processor and pulse. Repeat until all almonds are transformed into flour. Cover container and store flour in refrigerator.

By Cindy Anschutz Barbieri

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. 2 Cook and stir almonds and sugar in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and almonds turn golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer almonds to the prepared baking sheet to cool completely.

By Dave Hirschler

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• olive oil

Instructions

1. 1 Place the almonds in a food processor. Process on high until ground almonds begin to form a ball. Drizzle olive oil over almonds and continue to process, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed. Store in an airtight container.

By Amy M

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• dark chocolate

Instructions

1. 1 Spread almonds in a large skillet; toast over medium heat until starting to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour almonds into a bowl.
2. 2 Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides to avoid scorching, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; pour in almonds and stir until evenly coated.
3. 3 Drop spoonfuls of chocolate-almond mixture onto a plate lined with waxed paper.
4. 4 Chill until set, about 10 minutes.

By Artystique

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• ✓ almond
• date
• creme fraiche

Instructions

1. 1 Stuff each date with 1 whole toasted almond and arrange on a serving platter. Spoon a little bit of creme fraiche over each date and sprinkle with chopped almonds.

By Afiyet_olson

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• orange slice
• honey goat cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Unwrap cheese and set out at room temperature until slightly softened.
2. 2 Mix almonds and orange pieces together on a plate. Roll cheese log in orange and almond mixture.

By France Cevallos

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• balsamic vinegar
• brown sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Spread almonds onto a baking sheet. Toast in the preheated oven until nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. 3 Meanwhile, combine vinegar and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Gently stir until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove toasted almonds from the oven, add to saucepan, and stir to coat.
4. 4 Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
5. 5 Spread coated almonds evenly onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle salt over almonds, tossing to cover evenly. Allow time to dry, about 10 minutes.

By Robert Kostoroski

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• milk chocolate chip
• shortening

Instructions

1. 1 Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper; set aside.
2. 2 Toast chopped almonds in a skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until golden brown. Set aside.
3. 3 Place chocolate chips and shortening into a metal bowl set over a pan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Off heat, stir in ½ toasted almonds. Spread into the prepared baking pan; sprinkle with remaining ½ almonds. Chill until solid, about 30 minutes. Break into bite-sized pieces to serve.

By BUCHKO

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• cocoa powder
• sucralose sweetener
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the almonds in a single layer on a rimmed baking tray.
2. 2 Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Stir and continue baking until fragrant and toasty, about 5 minutes more. Let cool on tray for 2 minutes; pour into a bowl.
3. 3 Add cocoa powder, sucralose, and cayenne pepper. Stir with a spatula until well coated. Pour almonds back onto the baking tray to cool completely.

By Mel Perry

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• confectioners sugar
• egg white
• almond extract

Instructions

1. 1 Place almonds and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a food processor; process to a meal-like consistency, scraping down the sides and over the bottom of the bowl as needed. Don't overprocess it--at this point, the mixture should still be crumbly, not paste-like.
2. 2 Add egg white and almond extract; process until it lumps together. If it remains crumbly, add more egg white, a few drops at a time.
3. 3 Use a silicone spatula to remove almond paste from the food processor. It not using it right away, wrap it in waxed paper and store in an airtight container to use within a few hours. Or, place the wrapped almond paste in a freezer bag and freeze for up to six months.

By nch

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• apricot
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Place almonds on a baking sheet and bake in the preheating oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Place apricot wedges in an overlapping pattern in individual gratin dishes or a baking dish. Mix almonds and brown sugar and scatter over apricots.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until apricots are bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

By nch

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• date
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the broiler.
2. 2 Slit dates. Place one almond inside each date. Wrap dates with bacon, using toothpicks to hold them together.
3. 3 Broil 10 minutes, or until bacon is evenly brown and crisp.

By CINNTX

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• oat flour
• maple syrup
• almond extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spread the almonds onto a baking sheet, and toast until the nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 45 minutes. Watch the nuts carefully as they bake, they burn quickly. Once toasted, set the nuts aside to cool to room temperature. Finely grind the almonds in a food processor.
2. 2 Raise oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a baking sheet with vegetable oil.
3. 3 In a bowl, mix together the ground almonds, oat flour, maple syrup, and almond extract. Form the mixture into 6 balls, then flatten the balls into cookies about 1/4 inch thick. Place cookies onto the prepared baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake until crisp and brown around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes; watch them carefully because they burn easily. Remove the cookies carefully, and allow to cool.

By Lynn

Ingredients

• ✓ almond
• apple
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 With a small, sharp paring knife, cut a lengthwise wedge from the skin side of each apple quarter, leaving the peel around the wedge for lips. If desired, rub the cut portions of the apple quarters with lemon juice to prevent browning. Poke 5 or 6 slivered almonds into the top and bottom of the cut-out area to make snaggly teeth.

By Jen