Lemon Sugar Almonds Recipes

LEMON THYME TOASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300F.
• Place almonds on a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Toast for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Watch carefully! If you smell the almonds, they are ready.
• When toasted, place in a mixing bowl.
• Combine olive oil, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a small bowl.
• Pour over the toasted almonds and stir to combine.
• I pour the almonds onto a paper towel after a few minutes to soak up the excess olive oil.
• Store in an air-tight container until you eat them all or for a week, whichever comes first.

GLAZED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with foil. Grease the foil with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large heavy skillet, combine the almonds, sugar and remaining butter. Cook and stir over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until sugar is golden brown., Remove from the heat; carefully stir in vanilla. Spread onto prepared baking sheet; immediately sprinkle with salt. Cool before breaking into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

PAN-BAKED LEMON-ALMOND TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, combine eggs, sugar, salt, ground almonds, cream, sliced almonds, lemon zest and juice.
• Melt butter in an 8-inch ovenproof skillet over low heat; when foam has subsided, add almond mixture to pan, tilting pan to distribute batter evenly. Continue to cook tart on stovetop until edges just begin to set, then put pan in oven and finish cooking, about 10 to 15 minutes more.
• When tart is done, put it in broiler for about a minute or until just golden on top. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and sliced almonds. Serve.

LEMON SUGAR ALMONDS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg white and lemon juice, combine with almonds, and set aside.
• Combine the remaining ingredients (sugar, lemon rind, & nutmeg) in a small bowl, and mix into almond mixture.
• Spread onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until coating is dry and almonds are crisp; stir almonds occasionally.
• Once cooled, store in airtight tins or in a zip-loc bag in your lunch bag :-).