Almond Crisps Food

CHERRY ALMOND CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Start with the crumb mixture. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
• Cut the cold butter into pieces. Add the butter to the bowl and use a fork or pastry blender to cut it into the flour mixture. The mixture should resemble a moist, coarse meal. Add the slivered almonds and combine thoroughly.
• Place the still-frozen cherries in a bowl, add the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch and almond extract and gently stir the cherries to combine.
• Divide the cherries between 8 ramekins (about 1/2 cup each). Top with the crumb mixture, evening out the surface.
• Bake until the topping is crisp and golden brown, about 45 minutes. If the topping appears underdone, continue baking in 10 minute increments until it's done.
• To serve: Add the heavy cream and granulated sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whip. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
• Serve the individual crisps warm or at room temperature with a dollop of freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Lightly beat the eggs until just frothy, don't over beat.
• Add sugar and mix well.
• Stir in oats and flour, then add almond slices.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking pan, leaving ample room for spreading.
• Bake for 11 to 13 minutes until golden.

ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment, and lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites. Beat on medium speed until thick, about 3 minutes. Beat in extracts.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball with dampened fingers, and gently press 2 sliced almonds on top.
• Bake until just brown on top, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and place on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheet while still warm, and place on a wire rack to cool.

PEAR CRISP WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• 2.Pears: Cut pears in half and then into thin slices. Put them in a large bowl and toss with the brown sugar, lemon juice and zest to blend, set aside.
• 3. Topping: Combine flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the butter and almonds and break them up with your fingers integrating the dry ingredients with the butter and nuts.
• 4. Grease the bottom and sides of a shallow square baking dish (8 square inches) with the remaining tablespoon of butter. Layer the pears in the dish and top evenly with the nut topping. Place the dish in the center of the oven and bake until the pears are tender when pierced with the tip of a knife. The topping should be golden brown as well, about 40-45 minutes. Set aside to cool a few minutes before serving.

ALMOND BUTTER CRISPS

Steps:

• Halve 1 cup almonds and reserve.
• In a food processor grind almonds with sugar and salt until fine. In bowl of a standing electric mixer beat almond mixture and almond extract into basic dough until just combined well. Pat dough into a rectangle. Chill dough, wrapped in wax paper, at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Working with one third of dough at a time, roll out each piece of dough between two sheet of wax paper into a 12- by 9-inch rectangle, slightly more than 1/8-inch thick. Cut dough into 1 1/2- to 2-inch almond shapes (or any other shape preferred), arranging cookies about 1/2 inch apart of baking sheets. If dough becomes too soft to work with, freeze or chill uncut dough on baking sheet until firm.
• Brush cookies lightly with egg whites and gently press a reserved almond half in center of each cookie.
• Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven until pale golden, about 10 minutes, and cool on racks. Cookies may be stored between layers of wax paper in airtight containers up to 6 weeks frozen.

ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place all ingredients in a large bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, beat on low speed, scraping down side of bowl as needed until moist crumbs form.
• Start by adding only 1 tablespoons of water.
• If dough is dry add more water, 1 tablespoons at a time, until dough will form a ball in your hands.
• Roll into 1-inch balls.
• Place coloured sugar or sprinkles in a small bowl and flatten balls in the sugar to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Bake until cookie edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes.

OATMEAL ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk brown sugar, butter, flaxseed, water, and vanilla until smooth. Mix in oats and almonds.
• Drop mixture by level tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Spray the underside of a metal spatula with nonstick cooking spray, and use to flatten cookies into 2 1/2-inch disks.
• Bake until golden, 14 to 16 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheets. (Handle with care; cookies are fragile.).

GLUTEN-FREE ALMOND CRISPIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the syrup, oil, water and extract until well blended. Combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into syrup mixture until blended. Stir in almonds., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Line a couple of cookie trays with parchment paper.
• In a food processor, process the almonds with the sugar until finely ground.
• Add the cocoa, spices and broken up chocolate and process again, until the chocolate is finely ground.
• Process in the egg whites and the extract until it blends and forms a mass.
• Remove the dough, let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Roll out on a board sprinkled with icing sugar.
• Cut with cookie cutters and place on the trays.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 10 to 12 minutes until almost firm and slightly puffed; they should not be browned.
• Let cool then peel from the paper.

CHERRY-ALMOND GRANOLA CRISP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread out the cherry halves in the bottom of an 8-inch square (or 9-inch round) baking dish. Set aside.
• In a small saucepan, add the honey, butter and salt. Bring to a foaming boil over medium heat, then cook 3 to 4 minutes until the honey thickens, stirring often so it never burns. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla - it will spatter slightly - then fold in the almonds and oats, continuing to stir until the oats absorb all the honey syrup.
• Drop spoonfuls of the mixture across the cherries, and bake for 22 to 25 minutes or until the almonds are almost a mahogany brown and the cherries are tender and juicy. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes, so the granola hardens slightly, then serve with yogurt.

ALMOND CRISPIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon; set aside. , In a large bowl, beat butter and remaining sugar until crumbly. Beat in the egg, milk and extracts. Combine the flour, ground almonds and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Coat bottom of glass with cooking spray, then dip in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Flatten cookies with prepared glass, redipping in cinnamon-sugar mixture as needed. Top each cookie with an almond., Bake at 325° for 16-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

OATMEAL-ALMOND CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk brown sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Mix in oats and almonds.
• Drop mixture by level tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Spray the underside of a metal spatula with nonstick cooking spray, and use to flatten cookies into 2 1/2-inch disks.
• Bake until golden, 14 to 16 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheets. (Handle with care; cookies are fragile.)