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Need ideas for what I can do with Almond Paste!

linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)

9 years ago

I’m going through my pantry, the New Year's clean-up, with the intention of using up some things – or throwing them out. What can I do with 4 cans of Almond Paste? Not almond FILLING, almond PASTE. I know I bought at least one with the intention of making marzipan. But I have already made all I want to.

I’d like to say I’ll make Almond filled Croissants, but that is not likely to happen (unless I could find real croissant dough ready made) . I know I can get puff pastry dough, but I have never seen croissant dough.

Any other ideas? I am “cookied out” for now, but a coffee cake, cobbler, tart, or some other pastry would be nice. I have half a package of phyllo dough to use up too: I have been trying to think how to use some with that.

Thanks!

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foodonastump

9 years ago

Roll some into a Stollen...

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Islay Corbel
9 years ago
I've never come accross it but here are some ideas

http://www.two-tarts.com/2011/06/top-10-almond-paste-recipes.html
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lindac92
9 years ago
Here's what I've been using it for lately.

Bars, Dutch letter bars
1 c butter

1 can almond paste

2 eggs plus one yolk well beaten

1 ½ cups sugar

2 cups flour

1Tsp almond extract

½ tsp vanilla

½ tsp salt

Sliced almond and coarse sugar

Mix butter, almond paste and sugar, beat in eggs and
flavorings add flour and put into buttered 9 x 13 pan, sprinkle with sliced
almonds and coarse sugar and bake at 325 for 30 minutes….cool 20 minutes and
cut into squares.
bookmom41
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I dream of making this sour cherry streusel cake again, it was that good. You can easily sub in other fruit. It was pretty easy, and it stood out not only because it was yummy but because, I guess due to the almond paste, it's made in the food processor.
tishtoshnm Zone 6/NM
9 years ago
Please send me a can, because I just saw this recipe for limoncello macaroons and I cannot wait to make them.

And, this German apple cake from David Lebovitz looks quite grand. He also has a plain almond paste cake on his website that is quite good.
Lars
9 years ago
You can use it to make Danish kringles. These are popular at the Solvang Bakery in Solvang, CA.
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Anglophilia
9 years ago
Make some cut-out sugar cookies. Then cut out rolled-out almond paste the same shape and lay it on top of the sugar cookie. Be sure these are on a cooling rack with waxed paper underneath! Then make a dark chocolate sauce, and cover the two layers with chocolate. Fabulous!

Buy a can of Pillsbury Crescent dinner rolls. Roll out almond paste to same size. Place over triangle and then roll up the dinner roll with almond paste inside. SO delicious.

Roll almond paste into a small ball. Dip in dark chocolate. Roll in ground pistachio nuts. Makes a fabulous candy.
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
Original Author
9 years ago
Thank you all! I am starting out with the German Apple cake, to make for my husbands birthday. Some of those other recipes look AMAZING! My son gifted me a bottle of limoncello for Christmas.
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9 years ago
Chocolate Dipped Almond Horns.

These were very easy to make.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/03/chocolate-dipped-almond-horn-cookies-recipe.html
lascatx
9 years ago
Almond Cloud cookies are a favorite here (recipe on the King Arthur website).

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