Almond Toast

Name: Almond Toast
Yield: Makes about 2 dozen
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 eggs; Large pinch of grated nutmeg; ½ teaspoon salt; ⅔ cup sugar; ¾ stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup whole, unblanched almonds; 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder

Mandelbrot

Preparation info

Makes about
2 dozen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Better Than Store-Bought

By Helen Witty and Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1979

About

A favorite European café nibble, this crunchy-dry, subtly nutty biscuit is at home with ice cream, dried fruit compotes, espresso, or a glass of light red wine.

Ingredients

1 cup whole, unblanched almonds
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2½ teaspoon

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
Spread the almonds on a baking sheet and roast them for 15 minutes, or unti