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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 32 |
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Found this in an old light cooking book. Tried a few different things this was the result. Ingredients:
1/4 cup finely chopped almonds |
1/4 cup sugar |
2 tablespoons margarine, softened |
4 egg whites |
2 1/2 teaspoons almond extract |
2 cups flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
cooking spray |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place almonds in a small pan.
3. Bake about 6 minutes or until golden brown (watch carefully).
4. Set aside to cool.
5. Beat margarine and sugar in a medium bowl with a electric mixer until smooth.
6. Add egg whites and almond extract; mix well.
7. Combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl; mix well.
8. Stir egg white mixture and almonds into flour mixture.
9. Blend well.
10. Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
11. Divide dough evenly between the 2 pans.
12. Spread dough in pans with wet fingers.
13. Bake 15 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
14. Remove from oven.
15. Turn on to a cutting board.
16. Cool slightly.
17. Once loaves are cool enough to handle cut each loaf in to 16 slices.
18. Place slices on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
19. Bake 5 minutes.
20. Turn bake 5 minutes more or until golden.
21. Serve warm or cool completely and store in air tight container.
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