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Almond Paste

Almond Paste

Ingredients
  # 12 oz. (375g) ground almonds
# 12 oz. (375g) icing sugar
# 1 tsp. vanilla essence
# 1 egg, lightly beaten
# jucie of half a lemon
 
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Preparation
  # Sift the icing sugar into a bowl then add the ground almonds
# Stir the egg into the almonds and sugar then add the vanilla essence and enough lemon juice to make a stiff dough
# Shape into a ball and knead lightly

 

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