Description, some other stuff
Ingredients
- 1/4 kg almonds (soaked overnight)
- 3/4 liter milk
- 250 grams oil
- 1 cup water
- sugar to taste
Method
- Peel and put almonds in a blender with milk. Grind gently to make a smooth paste.
- In a pan, dissolve sugar in water and boil for 10 minutes until quantity is halved. Add the almond paste, stirring frequently. Simmer mixture for one and half hours until it thickens.
- Heat oil in antoher pan, then add a little oil to almond paste, stirring continuously until oil is absorbed by the paste. Repeat this process until all the oil has been absorbed and paste becomes glossy.
- Spread the paste in a 11” x 7” x 3/4” dish.
- As it cools and starts setting, cut into squares (or diamonds!)
- Cool in the refrigerator.