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in a Nutshell from Love'n Bake Ward
off the winter chill - BAKE January
2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In
this issue -- FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Orange Almond Muffins --
FROM OUR RECIPE FILES - Chocolate Scones -- Nut Flour for Gluten Free
Baking -- Online Offer - FREE can of Chocolate Schmear with purchase --
About Our Company Greetings! With
the cold settling in we're looking for comfort foods,
the kinds of things that make staying home in a storm a special occasion. What
better meal than breakfast to ward off the winter chill? Home Baking Makes Memories Click here to forward this email | |
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FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Orange Almond Muffins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The combination of orange and almond brings to mind freshness and sunshine. These muffins combine the best of both. Orange juice and orange chunks in the batter add moisture, which the almond paste helps retain. The zest in the glaze adds an orange aroma and flecks of orange taste. It may seem surprising to add diced oranges to a batter before beating but this works well to add moisture. (You won't really see pieces of orange in the baked muffins.) Instead the crumb gets a golden hue and intense orange flavor. Make these muffins in winter at the height of the citrus season. We adapted this recipe from one in a collection we have in our office files that bears no source. We've scoured books and the internet but cannot find anything like it. To the originator of this yummy creation we offer our thanks. | |
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FROM OUR RECIPE FILES - Chocolate Scones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If you like buttery, flaky scones, this recipe is for you. We've paired our favorite
scone dough with Chocolate Schmear. The fudgy layer of deep chocolate complements
the crisp butteriness of these scones. Be sure to knead the soft dough just enough so that it develops some elasticity. But try not to over knead so that your scones remain tender when baked. (Four to six good turns should work well.) Work gently to spread the Schmear so as not to tear the dough. And if you do, no need to worry. The dough can be easily patched. Swirls of chocolate throughout the scone when baked add to its appeal. | |
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Nut Flour for Gluten Free Baking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
More
and more people are asking us about ingredients to be used in gluten-free baking.
(Celiac disease and gluten intolerance affect several million people in the United
States and the numbers seem to be increasing.) Our Company manufactures an assortment
of nut flours, which can be purchased in bulk from our American Almond Products
web site. At this time, we sell only in the quantities listed (5 pounds and up).
But these nut flours will be available in smaller quantities from our Love'n Bake
site in the future. For those of you who may be interested in purchasing almond, hazelnut or other nut flours, please visit www.americanalmond.com | |
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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. | |
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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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