Creole Kisses
A dish — jordan almonds and sugar carry it.
contains eggs
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 225 g Jordan almonds
- 60 ml boiling water
- 120 ml sugar
- Whites 4 eggs
- 300 ml powdered sugar
- 2 ml vanilla
- 1 ml salt
Steps
- Blanch almonds, finely shred one-half of them, and dry slowly in oven. Put water and sugar in a saucepan, and as soon as boiling-point is reached, add remaining almonds, and cook until the syrup is of a golden brown color. Turn into a pan, cool, and finely pound in mortar. Beat whites of eggs until stiff, add gradually sugar, then vanilla, almonds, and salt. Shape, sprinkle with shredded almonds, sift sugar over them, and bake in a slow oven twenty-five minutes.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 465 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 8.2 g |
| Fat | 22.6 g |
| Carbs | 62.6 g |
| Fiber | 6.2 g |
| Sodium | 178 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States