Walnut paste

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 300 g, you will need:

• 1 150 g walnut kernels
• 2 150 g icing sugar
• 3 1 egg white
• Total weight: 330 grams

Times:

Preparation
15 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Weight 150 g walnut kernels.
2	Put them in the food processor with 150 g icing sugar.
3	Switch on food processor, and as soon as walnuts are reduced to a powder, add egg white...
4	...a spoonful at a time, until paste starts to gather together. Finish with your hand, gathering all the paste into a ball.
5	Shape the ball into a thick disc, wrap in plastic film and keep in the fridge.

Remarks

Walnut paste is very tasty. It's a delight, but if it seems too strong for you, you can make "Walnut-almond paste" instead by replacing half the weight of walnuts with ground almonds.

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