Almond Crumb Crust Recipes

ALMOND GRAHAM CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Toast the almonds by spreading them over the bottom of a cookie sheet and cooking in the oven at 350 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir them a couple of times during cooking. Remove when you can see they are lightly toasted.
• Grind the almonds in a food processor or coffee grinder. Do the same with the graham wafers. Mix the almond and graham crumbs in a small bowl, and pour the melted butter over the crumbs. Mix the butter into the crumbs until it is evenly moist. Press crumbs into the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch springform pan. Or if you are making a pie, press over bottom and up sides of a pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Cool before adding filling.

ALMOND CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, almonds, sugar, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with a few larger clumps remaining. Using your fingers, squeeze the mixture together to create pea-size to 3/4-inch pieces. If not using right away, cover and chill until ready to proceed.

ALMOND CRUMBLE TOPPING

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and nutmeg in a mixing bowl; stir well to mix and stir in sliced almonds.
• Stir in the butter evenly. Set aside for 5 minutes, then, using your fingertips, break the mixture into 1/4 to 1/2 inch crumbs. Set aside again while you prepare the filling.

KEY LIME PIE WITH ALMOND CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Make the crust:
• In a bowl combine well the crumbs, the almonds, the butter, and the sugar, press the mixture onto the bottom and side of a 10-inch pie plate, and bake the shell in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 10 minutes, or until it is browned lightly. Let the shell cool on a rack.
• In a large bowl beat the yolks with the condensed milk and stir in the lime juice, a little at a time, stirring to combine the filling well. Spoon the filling into the shell and chill the pie for 1 hour. In a bowl beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks, add the sugar, beating, 1 tablespoon at a time, and beat the meringue until it holds stiff peaks. Spread the meringue over the filling and bake the pie in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 15 minutes, or until the meringue is just golden. Chill the pie for 2 hours.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Process almonds and wafers in a processor until fine crumbs form.
• Add in all remaining ingredients and process until combined.
• Press into 8 or 9-inch pie plate, or a 9-inch springform baking pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven (second-lowest rack) for 10 minutes.