Almond cream

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 1 kg, you will need:

• 1 250 g butter
• 2 250 g ground almonds
• 3 250 g icing sugar
• 4 3 eggs
• 5 25 g cornflour
• 6 2 tablespoons rum (optional)
• Total weight: 925 grams

Times:

Preparation
20 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Break 3 eggs into a high-sided container, add 2 tablespoons rum and whisk for a few seconds to get a smooth mixture. Set aside.
2	In the bowl of a mixer, pour 250 g icing sugar, 25 g cornflour and 250 g butter cut into small pieces.
3	Add 250 g ground almonds.
4	Start the mixer and knead until smooth.
5	Leave the mixer running and pour in the egg + rum mixture in a small stream.
6	Once this mixture has been incorporated, your almond cream is complete.
7	A version with roasted almonds If you have a little time, you can try this version with roasted almond powder, which has a stronger taste. To do this, instead of adding 250 g ground almonds in step 3, pour them onto a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet...
8	... and bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 180°C (360°F) to roast the almond powder. Leave to cool, then use them in the recipe.

Remarks

You can store this cream in a closed container in the fridge for a few days, but it also freezes well. Just take the quantity you need for your recipe from the container in the freezer.
Almond cream is also the basis for frangipane.

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