homemade almond paste

Name: Homemade Almond paste
Prep time: 5 min
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) blanched almonds; 1 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1 - egg white; 1/2 - 1 teaspoon(s) almond extract or amaretto if wanted; 2-3 tablespoon(s) softened butter

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Nor Mac

Northern, MA

Updated on Nov 1, 2013

An inexpensive way to make almond paste.This paste is not an overly sweet syrupy paste like some of the canned pastes. Keep that in mind when using it in recipes.I prefer the less sweet paste myself.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield about 2 cups

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups blanched almonds
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 - egg white
1/2 - 1 teaspoons almond extract or amaretto if wanted
2-3 tablespoons softened butter

How To Make homemade almond paste

Step 1

place blanched almonds with a 1/2 cup of powdered sugar in food processor.

Step 2

pulse until the almonds are ground up like gritty feeling.add the rest of the sugar and pulse again until mixed.
Step 3

add beaten egg white ,butter,and (flavoring) is not needed. It is an option.
Step 4

pulse ingredients together. if it is really sticky. add a bit more sugar and pulse until smooth.
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