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Simple Almond Balls
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 12
These look so simple and so good. Taken from Northern Nut Growers Association.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cold water
1/2 lb blanched almond
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
1. Boil sugar and cold water until it thickens. Set aside to cool for 1/2 hour, then add 1/2 pound of blanched almonds broken into small pieces, and vanilla. Stir with a wooden spoon until it gets creamy; place on a marble slab or a large dish and knead a few minutes like you would bread; then mold into balls with your hands.
2. To Blanch almonds:
3. Shell them, immerse in boiling water and let stand five minutes; then dip in cold water and the skins can be easily removed.
By RecipeOfHealth.com