Almond
Used in 5 recipes on RecipeWiki.
Almonds appear on this page in three forms: ground almonds, flaked almonds and whole almonds. Ground, they bring moisture and a soft, close crumb to cakes, which is how Tarta de Santiago manages without any wheat flour, and they enrich the filling of the Apple and Almond Tart. Flaked and toasted, they add crunch and a deeper, roasted sweetness, as in Green Beans with Brown Butter and Almonds. Toast flaked almonds in a dry pan over medium heat and keep them moving; they go from pale to burnt in under a minute. Because of their oil, ground almonds turn stale quickly once opened, so keep them sealed and cool.
Most often cooked with
Lemon
Butter
Sugar
Cinnamon
Cream
Egg
VanillaRecipes with almond
Apple and Almond Tart
A shortcrust case blind baked, filled with almond frangipane and fanned apple, so the base stays crisp under a wet filling.
Desserts
French
Vegetarian
Chicken Tikka Masala
Yogurt-marinated chicken charred hard under a grill, then finished in a spiced tomato and cream sauce that only works if the char goes in with it.
Chicken
Curries
Dinner
Green Beans with Brown Butter and Almonds
Beans blanched hard in salted water and chilled in ice, then reheated in butter browned with flaked almonds.
30 minutes
Side dishes
Tarta de Santiago
A flourless almond cake with nothing in it but almonds, sugar, eggs and lemon, stencilled with the cross of Saint James.
Spanish
Toasted Honey Granola
An oat and almond granola bound with honey and baked in a slab, so it breaks into proper clusters rather than loose dust.
American
Breakfast