ALMOND PUFFS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 20 min Total: 20 min
Yield
2.0 – 3.0 persons
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (5)
Instructions (5)
  1. Blanch and pound the almonds in a mortar to a smooth paste.
  2. Melt the butter, dredge in the flour, and add the sugar and pounded almonds.
  3. Beat the mixture well, and put it into cups or very tiny jelly-pots, which should be well buttered.
  4. Bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes, or longer should the puffs be large.
  5. Turn them out on a dish, the bottom of the puff upper-most, and serve.
Original Text
ALMOND PUFFS. 1223. INGREDIENTS.—2 tablespoonfuls of flour, 2 oz. of butter, 2 oz. of pounded sugar, 2 oz. of sweet almonds, 4 bitter almonds. Mode.—Blanch and pound the almonds in a mortar to a smooth paste; melt the butter, dredge in the flour, and add the sugar and pounded almonds. Beat the mixture well, and put it into cups or very tiny jelly-pots, which should be well buttered, and bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes, or longer should the puffs be large. Turn them out on a dish, the bottom of the puff upper-most, and serve. Time.—20 minutes. Average cost, 6d. Sufficient for 2 or 3 persons. Seasonable at any time.
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