|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ News
in a Nutshell from Love'n Bake Valentine's
Day and Mardi Gras February
2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In
this issue -- FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Individual Chocolate Mocha
Lava Cakes -- FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Raspberry Almond Ricotta Crêpes --
ONE OF OUR FAVORITES - Nick Malgieri's Almond Pound Cake -- Online
Offer - FREE can of Chocolate Schmear with purchase -- About Our Company
Greetings! It's
cold outside but warm in our kitchens. We're thinking of - what else - chocolate
for Valentine's Day. This month we've put a gooey heart of chocolate into a warm
coffee-scented chocolate cake. And for those celebrating Mardi Gras or looking
for a delicious brunch option, plump crêpes filled with a classic combination
of almond, ricotta and raspberries. Home Baking Makes Memories Click here to forward this email | |
|
FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Individual Chocolate Mocha Lava Cakes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What better way to celebrate a special birthday, anniversary or Valentine's Day than with a warm, dense chocolate dessert. Inspired by molten lava cakes that have been so popular recently, we created an easy chocolate batter flavored with coffee. All of the ingredients are mixed into a batter that is beaten in a mixer until it resembles fluffy marshmallow. The batter can be mixed ahead and kept for several days in the refrigerator to be baked to order. (Fill the individual ramekins in which you plan to bake the batter ahead of time then bake them right before serving.) A gooey center of Love'n Bake Chocolate Schmear doubles the chocolate punch, retaining its moistness after baking. | |
|
FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Raspberry Almond Ricotta Crêpes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A world of tradition surrounds Fat Tuesday, (Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday) the Christian
celebration of the start of Lenten fasting. Crêpes and pancakes figure into many
Mardi Gras celebrations as a simple way to use up any butter or eggs before a
period without. We've paired the intense flavor of our Almond Schmear with creamy ricotta as a plump filling for warm crêpes. The tartness of raspberries contrasts nicely with the ricotta although blueberries would work well too. Crêpes can be made ahead and kept frozen making this a perfect dish to serve at brunch. As the season's change, sautéed fresh fruit such as pears or peaches would make an excellent accompaniment. (And for those with a real sweet tooth, try our Chocolate Schmear in this recipe in place of the Almond Schmear.) | |
|
ONE OF OUR FAVORITES - Nick Malgieri's Almond Pound Cake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If
you're looking for a buttery, moist almond cake, try Nick Malgieri's Almond Pound
Cake. A recipe from a master, this cake is perfect with a cup of hot tea. If you
can resist nibbling, the cake keeps for several days, perfect to have on hand
during the winter months. Nick has given us permission to include this recipe on our web site. (It is from his book A Baker's Tour : Nick Malgieri's Favorite Baking Recipes from Around the World, published by HarperCollins, 2005.) | |
|
Online Offer - FREE can of Chocolate Schmear with purchase ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're happy to continue our online offer. Buy any 5 cans of Love'n Bake products from our web site and we will send you a FREE can of Chocolate Schmear. We know that you will find many uses for it all year 'round. | |
|
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
| |
|
Quick Links... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |
|
Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: pmartel@americanalmond.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |