Almond Syrup Food

ALMOND SYRUP

Steps:

• Place almonds in a medium bowl and add 2 cups warm water. Let stand at room temperature for 2 hours. Transfer soaked almonds and water to a food processor and process until pureed, about 2 minutes.
• Pour puree into a cheesecloth-lined sieve over a bowl and press hard to extract as much liquid as possible. Pour 2 more cups warm water over almonds and press again to squeeze out more liquid. Discard solids.
• Pour almond milk through a fine sieve into a saucepan, add sugar, and stir to combine. Simmer over low heat until liquid reaches about 180 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 1 hour. Stir in almond extract.
• Pour syrup into a clean 1-quart glass bottle or jar, let cool, and cover. Syrup will last, refrigerated, for up to 3 months.

ALMOND SYRUP FOR FLAVORED COFFEE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar and water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir to prevent scorching.
• Remove from heat. Cool slightly and stir in extract to desired strength, starting with 1/2 teaspoons
• Store in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

ALMOND PANCAKES WITH RASPBERRY SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Bring the raspberries and maple syrup to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the berries soften and the syrup takes on a pinkish color, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and mash the berries with a potato masher or fork. Strain the syrup. Keep warm or set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk the milk, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts together in a medium bowl until combined. Whisk in the melted butter. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir until it just comes together in a thick lumpy batter.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat and brush lightly with butter. Drop 2 tablespoons batter for each pancake into the skillet. Cook until bubbles appear on the tops of the pancakes, and the undersides are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip the pancakes and continue to cook until golden on the underside and cooked through in the center, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer to the oven to keep warm and continue to make pancakes until all the batter is used. Serve topped with the raspberry syrup and chopped almonds.

ALMOND CROISSANT FRENCH TOAST WITH ALMOND BUTTER SYRUP

Steps:

• For the butter: Heat the butter in a heavy-duty saucepan over very low heat until it melts. Simmer gently until the foam rises to the top of the melted butter. Remove from heat and skim off the foam with a spoon.
• Line a mesh strainer with a few layers of cheesecloth or gauze and place over a bowl. Carefully pour the warm butter through the cheesecloth-lined strainer into a bowl, leaving behind any solids from the bottom of the pan.
• For the syrup: In a small saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter until it begins to shimmer. Add the almonds and saute until lightly golden brown. Add the syrup and almond extract and cook until heated through. Keep warm.
• For the French toast: In a small baking dish, whisk together the eggs, yolks and sugar until smooth. Add the half-and-half, almond extract, vanilla extract and salt and whisk until combined.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the clarified butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat until it begins to shimmer. Dip one of the croissants in the egg mixture for 10 seconds, flip and soak another 10 seconds. Carefully put the soaked croissant into the hot butter cut-side down and cook until golden brown and a crust has formed, about 1 1/2 minutes. Flip and cook until the bottom is crisp and golden brown as well, about 1 minute. Repeat for the remaining croissants.
• Serve hot with the almond butter syrup. Garnish with mint leaves and sprinkle confectioners' sugar over the top.

TUNISIAN ALMOND SYRUP

Steps:

• Boil up the water and sugar in the pot until it becomes a syrup
• Add the ground almonds and boil again, then cook for 5 more minutes.
• and remove from heat.
• Let the mixture sit for 2½ hours.
• Put the mixture in the cheesecloth and squeeze the fluids into a big.
• bowl.
• Filter the mixture with new cheesecloth into another big bowl, and try to.
• squeeze and filter the remaining mixture as much as you can.
• Move the mixture into a jar and refrigerate for 3 hours before using.

ALMOND FLOUR PANCAKES

Steps:

• Whisk together the eggs, almond milk and maple syrup, then tip in the almond flour, baking powder, ¼ tsp salt and the vanilla, and stir together.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-low heat. Add a couple of heaped tablespoons of the batter and cook until the edges are set, around 2-3 mins. Flip and cook for a further 2 mins until golden. Repeat with the remaining batter. Serve the pancakes in small stacks, scattered with the blueberries.

ALMOND SYRUP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F). Line a 24cm round springform tin with non-stick baking paper. Place the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer and whisk for 12-15 minutes or until pale and tripled in volume. Add the flour, almond meal, butter, lemon rind and liqueur and gently fold to combine. Pour the mixture into the tin and spread evenly. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds and bake for 30-35 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow to cool completely in the tin.
• While the cake is cooling, make the amaretto syrup. Place the water, sugar, vanilla bean and seeds and liqueur in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir to combine. Bring to the boil and cook for 10-12 minutes or until reduced. Allow the syrup to cool slightly and discard the vanilla pod.
• Remove the cake from the tin and place on a cake stand or plate. Drizzle with the amaretto syrup to serve.

CHERRIES IN ALMOND SYRUP OVER GREEK YOGURT

Steps:

• Bring cherries, almond syrup, sugar, lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until liquid is slightly syrupy but cherries still hold their shape, about 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl and let cool completely. Chill until cold. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
• Divide yogurt among bowls. Spoon cherries with juices over. Garnish with chopped almonds.

FOOD PROCESSOR ALMOND PASTE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, water, and corn syrup in a pan and cook, without stirring, until the temperature is 235 degrees F. Then stir in the almond extract.
• While the syrup is heating, preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Put the peeled almonds on a cookie sheet and leave them just long enough to warm up, about 8 to 10 minutes. Then, while they're still warm, grind them in a food processor until the texture is fine and smooth. If necessary, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of water to loosen the mixture and make it easier to process.
• With the food processor going, gradually pour in the syrup in a slow, steady stream. Process until the paste is uniform. Remove it from the work bowl, wrap it well in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it until needed. To make it soft and easy to work with, put it in a warm place, such as on top of the stove while the oven is on, or heat it in a double boiler or a steamer set over simmering water.