Almond Triangles Or Squares Food

ALMOND SQUARES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk (reserve egg white), almond paste, and flavoring; beat until well blended. Stir in flour.
• Spread mixture in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Beat egg white (at room temperature) until foamy; brush over entire surface of dough, and sprinkle with almonds. Bake for 35 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool thoroughly, and cut into 2 inch squares. Store in airtight containers.

CHEWY ALMOND SQUARES (BLONDIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven, prep pan, toast almonds: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan with butter. Toast blanched almonds if you have not already done so, and when cool, roughly chop them.
• Mix wet ingredients: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until there are no more lumps of brown sugar. Whisk in the beaten egg and almond extract.
• Whisk dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pinch of salt.
• Make batter: Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix until smooth. Stir in the chopped almonds.

SOFT ALMOND BISCOTTI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with parchment paper, letting ends extend up sides; grease paper., In a large bowl, beat sugars and oil until blended. Beat in eggs, then 3 tablespoons water. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in chopped almonds (dough will be sticky)., Press into prepared pan, lightly flouring top as needed. Mix egg yolk and remaining water; brush over dough. Top with sliced almonds, gently pressing into dough. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown., Cool in pan on a wire rack. Lifting with parchment paper, remove from pan. Cut into 24 squares; cut each square two triangles.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND TRUFFLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Chop fine 12 ounces of the chocolate. In a small saucepan bring the cream just to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, and whisk in the chopped chocolate, whisking until the chocolate is melted completely. Whisk in the Amaretto, whisking until the mixture is smooth, and let the truffle mixture cool slightly.
• In a small heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt the remaining 4 ounces chocolate. Line the bottom of an 8-inch-square baking pan with wax paper and spread half of the melted chocolate in a thin layer on the paper.
• Freeze the chocolate layer for 5 minutes and top it with the truffle mixture, smoothing the surface. Drizzle the truffle mixture with the remaining melted chocolate, spreading it lightly, and sprinkle the melted chocolate with the almonds, pressing them lightly. Chill the mixture for 3 hours, or until it is firm. Turn the mixture out onto a cutting board, peel off the wax paper, and with a long sharp knife cut the mixture into 3/4-inch squares. The truffle squares keep, chilled in an airtight container, for 2 weeks.

ALMOND SQUARES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an 11x16 inch jelly roll pan.
• In an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until light.
• Add the egg yolk and vanilla.
• With the mixer set on its lowest speed, beat in the flour.
• Pat the batter into the prepared pan, pressing it into the corners.
• Beat the white until frothy.
• Spread the white on the batter and sprinkle it with almonds.
• Transfer the pan to the hot oven and bake the mixture for 15 to 18 minutes or until it is golden brown.
• Cut into 48 pieces (diamonds, squares).
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Line a 10x15 jelly roll pan with foil (shiny side up). In bowl of electric mixer on medium/high speed, beat 2 sticks of butter until creamy (approx. 1 min.). Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beat until light and fluffy (approx. 2 min.). Add egg, extract, and salt, beat until throughly combined. Reduce speed to low, add flour and mix until just incorporated.
• Press dough evenly into pan and push up sides. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375. Using a fork, prick dough in several places across pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool.
• In a large saucepan over med/high heat combine remaining butter, remaining sugar, brown sugar, and honey. Heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Increase heat, and allow mixture to boil for about 3 minutes undisturbed (No stirring). Then remove from heat and stir in cream and almonds. Spread mixture evenly across the cooled dough, return to oven and heat until bubbly. Cut into triangles while slightly warm.

ALMOND TOFFEE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Grease jelly roll pan.
• Mix brown sugar, margarine, syrup, egg and vanilla.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Spread dough in pan.
• Bake until light golden brown- 18-20 minutes.
• PREPARE TOPPING BY: Cook and stir brown sugar and syrup over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in margarine and cream.
• Heat to boiling, then remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla and almonds.
• Pour over baked layer, spread evenly.
• Bake until light brown and set- about 15-20 minutes.
• Cool, then cut squares, then cut squares diagonally.

GINGERED LEMON ALMOND SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a food processor grind fine the almonds with 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and 1 cup of the flour, add the butter, and blend the mixture until it just resembles meal. Pat the mixture into an 8-inch-square baking pan and bake the crust in the middle of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until it is pale golden. Let the crust cool completely in the pan on a rack.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the eggs until they are thick and pale, beat in the granulated sugar and the lemon juice, and beat the mixture for 8 minutes. Sift in the remaining 2 tablespoons flour, the baking powder, the ginger, and a pinch of salt, stir the filling until it is combined well, and pour it over the crust. Bake the confection in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the filling is set and pale golden. Transfer the dessert in the pan to the rack, sift the additional confectioners' sugar over the top, and let the dessert cool completely. Cut the dessert into 2-inch squares.