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in a Nutshell from Love'n Bake Baking
for the Holidays December
2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In
this issue -- FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Torta Caprese - Chocolate
Almond Cake -- HEIRLOOM RECIPE - Poppyseed Pinwheel Bread --
COOKIE EXCHANGE - Chocolate Cherry Frangipane Bars -- Newsletter offer
- FREE can Cinnamon Schmear with purchase -- About Our Company
Greetings! Just
in time for the holidays, we've put together three recipes to help inspire a memorable
gathering- a deceptively elegant chocolate almond cake, the kind of yeast bread
Grandma would make and a buttery shortbread bar. More than ever this year, we're
looking for ways to celebrate the season in a simple manner. Whether you're pressed
for time or can cook at a leisurely pace, we hope you will enjoy these recipes.
(Don't forget to check our web site for cookie classics like Almond Horns and
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FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Torta Caprese - Chocolate Almond Cake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From the Island of Capri comes this almond and chocolate cake. Today it is a regional specialty at bakeries such as Scaturcchio, the most famous bakery in Naples, Italy. There, the batter is perfumed with a secret mixture of flavorings including saffron tinted Strega liqueur. This simple yet elegant cake makes the ideal ending for a celebratory meal, whether at a holiday dinner or a New Year's brunch. It mixes up beautifully when the butter is soft and all the ingredients are measured out ahead of time. Once baked, the cake freezes well. Use good quality bittersweet chocolate with at least a 60% cocoa content. (We like Green and Black's Organic Dark 70% Chocolate.) The liqueur or flavorings are optional, added to give the cake an evocative flavor. | |
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HEIRLOOM RECIPE - Poppyseed Pinwheel Bread ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here's a warm poppy-filled yeast bread that brings back memories for those who
grew up eating such pastries made at home or in the corner bakeshop. For those
with "yeast anxiety", making yeast dough is not the challenge it once was. Instant
yeast, sold in grocery stores nationwide, allows you to add the yeast directly
to the dry ingredients; there's no need to moisten the yeast before mixing. And
this soft dough is forgiving and rolls out easily. We've flavored the Love'n Bake Poppyseed Filling with a little vanilla but grated orange or lemon rind would be an equally delicious complement. The pinwheel rolling technique adds a flourish to the loaf when it is sliced but this recipe works just as well when rolled into one simple log. Once the dough is baked and cooled, it can be wrapped and frozen to be served when needed. | |
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COOKIE EXCHANGE - Chocolate Cherry Frangipane Bars ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Our contribution to this year's Cookie Exchange is a bar cookie layered with fragrant almond aromas. The bottom is a layer of crumbly shortbread. Kosher salt, which dissolves less readily in this dough, add a pleasant contrast to the sweet Almond Schmear and chocolate topping. Be creative with what goes on last. Butterscotch or white chocolate chips would work well. And any sort of diced candied fruit - orange rind, currants or apricots - would work well. We use roasted, salted almonds to enhance the range of almond flavors in this simple yet sophisticated cookie. For the Chocolate Cherry Frangipane Bars recipe, click here. | |
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Newsletter offer - FREE can Cinnamon Schmear with purchase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Between now and December 31, 2008, order any 5 cans of Love'n Bake products from our web site and we will send you a FREE can of Cinnamon Schmear. You'll find so many uses for it during the holidays. To take advantage of this offer, put the words "Cinnamon Schmear Offer" in the Comments Box at the bottom of the online address form when you are placing your order. | |
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About Our Company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Love'n Bake line was created by American Almond Products Company, which has been a leading manufacturer of artisan-quality baking ingredients for professionals since 1924. The Love'n Bake product line consists of: Almond Paste, Marzipan, Hazelnut Praline, Poppy Seed Filling, Pistachio Paste and Prune Lekvar And for time-pressed cooks, we have created three ready-to-use "Schmear" fillings in Almond, Cinnamon and Chocolate. Spread or "Schmear" them on any type of dough whether made from scratch or prepared to bake like a professional at home. Each of our products is packed in an easy-to-open, pull-top can. Two distinctive recipe suggestions are on the back side of every label. All products are Kosher certified pareve by OK Kosher Certification. Information on our commercial products for professionals can be found by visiting www.americanalmond.com
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