Recipes
Featured Recipe:
Vanilla Almond Butter
Vanilla almond butter is used as a sweet spread on crackers or bread.
- Servings:
- 2 cups
- Prep time:
- 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup of dry-roasted natural almonds
- 3 tablespoons almond oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 fresh vanilla bean
Directions
Combine almonds, almond oil, vanilla extract and sugar in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Remove vanilla paste from inside the bean and add paste to the mixture. Blend to combine.
For best flavor, chill for 24 hours prior to serving. Serve with vanilla or cinnamon graham crackers.
Courtesy: www.almondsarein.com
Food for Thought
Historians generally agree that almonds and dates, both mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible, were among the earliest cultivated foods.
In the mid-1700s, the Franciscan Padres planted almond trees to grace their missions along El Camino Real (The Royal Road) that stretches along the California coast from San Diego to Sonoma.
Fresh Ideas
French fry SunTree Almonds in vegetable oil heated to 360 degrees for only 2 to 3 minutes until the nuts have a light golden color.
Try in chicken and pasta dishes or serve by themselves as a light hors d'Oeuvre.
