Almond Roca Cheesecake Food

ALMOND ROCA

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Sprinkle 1/2 the chocolate and 1/2 the almonds onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Melt sugar and butter together in a stainless steel pan over low heat; increase heat to medium, stirring constantly, until boiling. Heat mixture to 310 degrees F (155 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Pour butter-sugar mixture over chocolate and almonds on baking sheet. Sprinkle remaining chocolate and almonds over butter-sugar mixture. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Break into pieces.

EASY ALMOND ROCA TOFFEE

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
• Place almonds in a single layer on cookie sheet.
• Cook butter, sugar, water, vanilla and salt in a heavy saucepan over high heat, stirring mixture constantly, 15-18 minutes or until a candy thermometer registers 310°F.
• Remove from heat and immediately pour over almonds (do not scrape the pan).
• Sprinkle immediately with chocolate morsels and spread evenly to 1/2 inch from sides.
• Sprinkle with ground walnuts.
• Let stand until firm.
• Break into small pieces and store in an airtight container.
• (The toffee mixture will not coat the entire baking sheet).

HOMEMADE "ALMOND ROCA"

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS.
• Place whole almonds in a freezer bag. Put this freezer bag in the second bag. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer, hammer the almonds to crush them. You want some almond pieces to be large, some to be small.
• Measure 1.5 cups of crushed almonds and set aside.
• Measure 1 cup of crushed almonds into another container. Set aside.
• Set a cooling rack on the counter, with the sheet pan on top. Leave on the counter till ready to pour the toffee.
• Place the butter, then sugar, then water in the non-stick pot. Set the heat to half way between medium and medium-high (about the position of the 22nd minute on the clock).
• Allow ingredients to come to a boil WITHOUT STIRRING. DO NOT stir.
• Mixture will continue to a bubbly, rolling boil.
• Once the center of the mixture starts to turn form an opaque color to a very light caramel, add 1.5 cups of crushed almonds. The temperature will be about 245 to 250 degrees.
• Begin stirring the mixture once you add the almonds.
• Continue to stir until the mixture turns to a slightly darker color.
• As you stir and the mixture darkens, you will notice the mixture at the edge of the pot start to darken more than the mixture in the center. The sugar will be about 285 to 290 degrees. It's ready to pour.
• Pour the mix along the center part of the pan, lengthwise. Set the pot on a trivet or an unused burner on the stove.
• Using the wooden spoon or an icing spatula, quickly spread the mixture toward all the edges of the pan. Don't cover the entire half-sheet pan otherwise the toffee will be too thin.
• The toffee will set / harden some while spreading. You will be able to coax it a little to cover any holes created while spreading the mixture.
• Take the Hershey chocolate pieces and arrange over the toffee, working from the edges inward, in a circular pattern.
• After a minute, spread the melted chocolate to cover the toffee.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of crushed almonds over the chocolate.
• Wait 5 minutes.
• Lay 1-2 sheets of wax paper over the pan.
• Use a clean spatula or your hands (CAREFUL -- the pan is hot) to gently press the nuts into the chocolate.
• Leave in a cool room for about 30 minutes.
• Set in the fridge or in a VERY COLD room for several hours to allow the chocolate to set.
• If placing candy in the fridge (overnight is fine), bring "almond roca" to room temperature before serving.
• Note: When refrigerated, the toffee will lighten in color. This is fine. The candy will have to come to room temperature to regain its darker color.

APPLE ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Crust: in small mixing bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Add ground almonds, sugar and almond extract, and mix.
• Work flour into mixture until ball of dough forms.
• Place dough between two sheets of waxed paper and roll into 10" circle.
• Remove paper and turn pastry in 9" springform pan, gently pressing against side and bottom of pan.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Filling: in another bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Beat in sugar, egg and extract.
• Pour into chilled crust.
• Topping: in a large bowl, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon.
• Arrange apple slices in circular fashion until used up.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake in 425F oven for 10 minutes, then turn down to 350F and bake 30 - 35 minutes longer or until apples are tender.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, almonds and sugar; stir in butter.
• Press onto the bottom and 1 3/4 inches up the sides of a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• In a small saucepan, soften gelatin in milk; let stand for 5 minutes.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until gelatin is dissolved.
• Cool to room temperature, about 6 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream and almonds extract until smooth.
• Beat in melted chocolate and gelatin mixture.
• Fold in whipped cream.
• Spoon into crust.
• Cover and chill for 6 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, run a knife around edge of pan to loosen.
• Remove sides of pan.
• Garnish with chocolate kisses, almonds and additional whipped cream.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• Combine graham crackers crumbs, sugar and butter.
• Press into springform pan.
• Beat cheese until fluffy.
• Gradually beat in milk.
• Add eggs and almond extract.
• Mix well.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 45- 50 minutes.
• Cool and chill.
• Serve plain or with your favorite topping.
• This can be done very quickly and simply by putting crackers, sugar and butter into a food processor.
• Blend for a minute.
• Prepare pan.
• Put cheese and milk in processor, blend.
• Add eggs and flavoring and process until thoroughly blended.
• Pour in pan.
• This whole process takes less than 5 minutes to prepare.

MOCHA ALMOND CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter. Press into bottom and 1-1/2 inches up side of 9-inch springform pan. Bake 15 minutes.
• In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup sugar 5 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer; add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add liqueur and coffee powder, blending thoroughly; fold in almonds.
• Pour into baked crust. Bake 40 minutes or until filling is set.
• Shut off oven, open door and allow cheesecake to cool in oven.
• When cool, remove from oven; remove rim of pan. Refrigerate to chill thoroughly before serving.

ALMOND ROCA CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Combine crumbs, Almond Roca, sugar and butter; press firmly on bottom of a 9-inch springform pan or 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, beat cheese until fluffy; gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth; add eggs and extract; mix well. Pour into prepared pan; bake 55 to 60 minutes or until center is set.
• In a small saucepan combine brown sugar and whipping cream; heat and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves; simmer 5 minutes or until thickened; remove from heat and stir in Almond Roca; spoon evenly over cake.
• Cool; top with Almond Roca Topping; chill; refrigerate leftovers.
• * If using a 13 x 9 inch pan, double all topping ingredients; simmer 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened.