Royal Almond Bars-circa-1952
By
Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter
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These cookies are extra special and the almond paste makes them sweet and dense. These are very tasty and can be made in 7x11-inch baking pan.
If you like almond cookies you will love these bars from 1952.
If you like almond cookies you will love these bars from 1952.
Rating:
★★★★☆ 2 votes4
Comments:
Serves:
makes about 30
Prep:
10 Min
Cook:
30 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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BARS:
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1 1/2 cbutter or shortening
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1/2 cgranulated sugar
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2 largeegg yolks, beaten
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1/4 tspalmond extract
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1 1/4 ccake flour
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspbaking powder
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2 Tbspwater
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TOPPING:
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1 largeegg white, beaten stiff
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1 cbrown sugar, sifted
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1 cslivered almonds
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directionsbeat the egg,until stiff. fold in brown sugar.spread over unbaked bars and sprinkle with nuts. bake at 325^ for 30 minutes.
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ALTERNATE TOPPING:
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1/2 calmond paste
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1/4 cgranulated sugar
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2 largeegg whites, beaten stiff
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directionswork the almond paste and sugar together and combine with the stiffly beaten egg whites. cover baked bars with mixture and bake until the topping is firm and lightly colored. remove from oven and let cool slightly. cut into bars and place on a rack
How to Make Royal Almond Bars-circa-1952
- Heat oven to 325^. Grease a 7x11-inch baking pan or glass dish. Set aside.
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BARS:
Cream the shortening and sugar together, add the egg yolks which have been beaten until stiff and lemon colored, add the almond extract. - Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together and add alternately with the water to the creamed mixture. Spread in prepared pan.
Set aside and make topping you desire.
