almonds – Ruth E. Hendricks

I am at my sister’s in NYC and sifting through old recipes and photos. This is from 2011.
When I googled this recipe title, from the one she wrote down on a piece of composition paper, I discovered that it is from The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York by Claudia Roden who says it is the Passover Cake of Istanbul and it is imperative to use walnuts that are not stale! You can see the actual recipe in the link above, if you have trouble viewing the handwritten version

Here is a link to a Youtube Video with
Claudia Roden an Interview on Jewish Food from the British Library

The photo of the recipe cuts off the word STIFF but that is how you need to beat those egg whites.

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 by Ruth Categories: BakingTags: almonds, baking, cake, cake recipe, Jewish Food, NYC, Orange, Passover, photography, recipe, sister, walnuts 9 Comments

After the dinner plates were cleared at the neighbor’s house on Saturday night, Joaquin brought out a magnificent circular platter of Turrón. His mother had sent the assortment from Spain. It was a Christmas gift but fortunately for us it arrived in late January. There’s also marzipan with chocolate and a pineapple nougat on the plate, too. Sweet and a perfect finish. The area in focus is small, but you get the idea of the presentation. I should have photographed it afterward as it was about empty! Yum.

A Different Dessert

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Egg whites
honey
and loaded with almonds.
This version hard.
The Italian I ate at Christmas was soft.
Delicious!

Turrón dates back to at least the 15th century according to wikipedia.

Turron for Dessert — Delicious confection filled with almonds.

February 1, 2011May 24, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, photo of the day, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: almonds, celebration, childhood, chocolate, confection, dessert, HIghland Park, neighborhood, nougat, photo of the day, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday2011, Spain, turron 10 Comments

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