Almond Berry Bread Food

BLUEBERRY ALMOND TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine almond paste and butter in a large mixing bowl; beat until well blended.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with four mixture.
• Combine blueberries and 1 Tablespoon flour, toss gently.
• Spoon one-third of batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan, and sprinkle with half of the dredged blueberries. Repeat layers once; spoon remaining third of batter on top and smooth with a spatula.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove bread from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

EASY BLUEBERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat together melted butter, sugar, yogurt, eggs, and extracts. Mix until smooth and creamy. Slowly add salt, baking powder, and flour. Once everything is combined, fold in blueberries. Spray one 9x5 bread pan with non-stick spray and pour batter into pan. Top batter with sliced almonds and evenly sprinkle extra sugar over top. Place in oven on middle rack for about 45 minutes or until knife comes out clean when placed in the center. Let cool and serve. Enjoy warm or cold!

ALMOND CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and grease a 8x4x2" loaf pan.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Combine the egg, milk, butter, and almond extract in a separate bowl.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened (do not overmix).
• Stir in chopped almonds and cranberries.
• Spread batter in loaf pan and then sprinkle with additional 1 tbls. sugar and then the slivered or sliced almonds.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• REDUCE heat to 350F and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool 10-15 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.

ALMOND SHORTBREAD I

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter with 1/2 cup sugar and almond extract until light and fluffy. With a wooden spoon, stir in flour until smooth and well combined. Divide dough into 2 parts. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• On lightly sugared surface, roll out dough, one part at a time, about 1/2-inch thick. Cut out cookies with a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Make an indentation in the center of each cookie with the end of a wooden spoon.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are light golden brown around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. While still warm, roll in sugar. Cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an air-tight container.