Almond Puffs
INGREDIENTS.- Equal weights of flour, castor sugar, butter and sweet almonds, allowing 2 bitter almonds to an ounce of the other ingredients.
AVERAGE COST, 1d. each.
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 moulds, 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 uppermost, and serve.
TIME.-20 minutes.
SEASONABLE at any time.