Italian Almond Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan lightly.
• Mix almond flour, flaxseed meal, eggs, almond milk, olive oil, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl until smooth dough forms. Transfer to prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until top is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool in loaf pan 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Using 2 cups warm water dissolve yeast in a large mixing bowl.
• Add all ingredients, except flour and almonds. Mix well.
• Add 3 cups flour and beat till smooth.
• Add almonds and enough additional flour till dough is easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured board, knead bread till smooth.
• Place in a greased bowl then turn 180 degrees to where the greased side is up, cover and let stand in a warm place.
• When bread dough has risen and doubled in size (50-60 minutes), punch down and divide in half.
• Form each half into a loaf and place each into greased bread pans. Let dough rise till doubled in size.
• Bake at 350 degrees in a pre-heated oven for 40-45 minutes. Baking times may vary. To test, tap top of bread with finger. It should make a hollow sound. The loaves should look shiny and golden brown.
• Remove from pans and brush with warm butter.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and lightly flour an 8-inch round cake pan (or use vegetable spray).
• In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, cake flour, and baking flour, whisking well to mix; set aside.
• In an electric mixer and using a paddle beater, beat together the softened butter and almond paste on high speed until very smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the confectioners' sugar, mixing until well combined and the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Increase the speed to high, then add the vanilla, whole eggs, and the egg yolks one at a time; mix until incorporated well.
• Reduce the speed to medium then add the sour cream and the cornmeal mixture, and mix until just blended (don't overmix- only mix for a couple of minutes, tops).
• Pour the cake batter into the greased pan and smooth the top with the back of a large spoon or a spatula.
• Bake at 350 degrees F in the lower third of the oven for 35 minutes, or until the color of the cake is golden and the batter pulls away from the side of the pan.
• Remove from oven, place pan on wire rack, and let cool.
• Turn the cake out from the pan, place on serving platter or dish, and dust with confectioners' sugar.
• Serve with fresh whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Steps:

• Beat egg whites until very stiff.
• Gradually add sugar and beat until of meringue consistency.
• Fold in flour and whole almonds.
• Put in lightly greased, lined loaf tin.
• Bake in a 325 degrees oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
• Leave in tin until completely cold.
• Take out of tin and wrap in foil and store in refrigerator for one or two days.
• With a very sharp knife cut loaf into wafer thin slices.
• Place on cookie sheets and put in slow oven (250 degrees) for about 45 minutes, until dried out. Cool and store in airtight container.
• Will keep for 3 or 4 months.