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in a Nutshell News
and Recipes from Love'n Bake Winter
2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in
this issue -- Nick Malgieri Baking Classes at Sur La Table --
California Almond Blossom Tours -- King Arthur Takes Baking Education
On The Road Again -- FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake --
FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Layered Cinnamon Scones -- About Our Company
For those of us locked up north, February is a dreary month. Dull skies and acres of snow make spring unimaginable. But in the Central Valley of California, there is rebirth. Almond trees begin their splendorous seasonal display of pastel blossoms about mid-month. To
flee winter, you might want to book a flight to Sacramento and follow the Merced
County blossom trail. For those of us toughing it out at home, we’re offering
two of our current favorite recipes. | |
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Nick Malgieri Baking Classes at Sur La Table ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nick Malgieri continues to promote his latest book, A Baker's Tour: Nick Malgieri's Favorite Baking Recipes from Around the World at Sur La Table stores nationwide. American Almond is proud that Nick is using our products in these classes. (We can't wait to try two of his new recipes, Gateau Praline: Classic French Genoise Filled and Covered with a Hazelnut Buttercream and Linzerschnitten: Individual Linzertorte Slices.) To find a class near you, visit Nick's web site. | |
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California Almond Blossom Tours ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Almonds thrive in the central valley of California, an area that stretches 500 miles from Bakersfield north to Red Bluff. Called "the greatest garden in the world", the Central Valley produces 25% of the food Americans eat. Almonds rank sixth among California's agricultural products. In Merced County, about 1 hour SE of San Francisco, almond trees bloom around the last week in February. (Warm weather is causing an earlier bloom this year.) A drive through the almond growing areas during the bloom is magical. Acres of almonds and other stone fruit blanketed in white blossoms can be viewed along major freeways and back roads alike. To take the Merced County Blossom tour, download their brochure. | |
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King Arthur Takes Baking Education On The Road Again ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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friends at King Arthur Flour love to help people overcome their fears - fear of
yeast that is. Once again, the experienced bakers from King Arthur are hitting
the road to bring their lively free baking demonstrations to cities and towns
across the country. As in the past, American Almond is happy to be a sponsor and
help spread the word about the joys of baking. For a list of locations, visit the King Arthur website. | |
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FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We wanted an easy-to-make butter cake rich with poppy seeds. Lemon has an affinity for poppy and this cake is packed with lemon zest. The loaf brings to mind the warmth of an Eastern European coffee house. With its rich, tender crumb, this loaf is ideal served with a cup of freshly brewed coffee or tea. | |
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FROM OUR RECIPE BOX - Layered Cinnamon Scones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cinnamon Schmear dresses up these buttery, flaky scones. Almond or Chocolate Schmear would make a wonderful variation. (How about baking a batch of Layered Chocolate Scones for Valetine's Day breakfast?) If you do not want to glaze the scones, simply sprinkle them with sugar before baking. | |
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About Our Company ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Since 1924, American Almond Products Company has been a leading manufacturer of
artisan-quality specialty nut ingredients for professional bakers, pastry chefs
and chocolatiers. Now our Almond Paste and Marzipan, Hazelnut Praline, Pistachio
Nut Paste, Prune Lekvar and Poppy Seed Filling have been conveniently sized for
home use. 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 ingredients 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 by OK Laboratories.
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Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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