Almond Puffs

The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New ... · Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady · 1840
Source
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;: In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed.
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (10)
for the candy base
another way
Instructions (8)
Almond Puffs
  1. Take one pound of fine sugar, and put water to it to make a wet candy: boil it till pretty thick;
  2. then put in a pound of beaten almonds, and mix them together, still keeping it stirred over a slow fire, but it must not boil, till it is as dry as paste.
  3. Then beat it a little in a mortar;
  4. put in the peel of a lemon grated, and a pound of sifted sugar;
  5. rub them well together, and wet this with the froth of whites of eggs.
Another way
  1. Blanch and beat fine two ounces of sweet almonds, with orange-flower water, or brandy;
  2. beat the whites of three eggs to a very high froth, and then strew in a little sifted sugar till it is as stiff as paste.
  3. Lay it in cakes, and bake it on paper in a cool oven.
Original Text
Almond Puffs. Take one pound of fine sugar, and put water to it to make a wet candy: boil it till pretty thick; then put in a pound of beaten almonds, and mix them together, still keeping it stirred over a slow fire, but it must not boil, till it is as dry as paste. Then beat it a little in a mortar; put in the peel of a lemon grated, and a pound of sifted sugar; rub them well together, and wet this with the froth of whites of eggs. Another way. Blanch and beat fine two ounces of sweet almonds, with orange-flower water, or brandy; beat the whites of three eggs to a very high froth, and then strew in a little sifted sugar till it is as stiff as paste. Lay it in cakes, and bake it on paper in a cool oven.
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