Almond Tassies

Name: Almond Tassies
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams can almond paste; 454 grams butter, softened; 3 egg whites; 2 egg yolks; 375 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 55 grams finely chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon salt; 200 grams sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

The recipe Almond Tassies can be made in approximately 50 minutes. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 291 calories, 3g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. This recipe from Taste of Home requires almond paste, butter, lemon juice, and salt. Only a few people really liked this hor d'oeuvre. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Holiday Almond Tassies, Chocolate-covered Almond Apricot Tassies, and Tassies.

Instructions

In a bowl, cream the butter, sugar and egg yolks. Gradually add flour and salt. Divide dough into fourths; roll each portion into 12 small balls. Press each ball onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased miniature muffin cup; set aside.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Roll

Salt

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Bowl

For filling, combine almond paste, 1 cup sugar, egg yolks and lemon juice in a large bowl. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; beat in vanilla and remaining sugar until stiff peaks form. Beat into the almond mixture.

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Almond Paste

Lemon Juice

Egg Whites

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Almonds

Sugar

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Bowl

Fill prepared cups three-fourths full.

Sprinkle with pecans.

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Pecans

Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire racks for 10 minutes. Carefully remove tassies from pans.

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Oven

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Oven

Ingredients

Servings:

227grams

can almond paste 454grams

butter, softened 3

egg whites 2

egg yolks 375grams

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

lemon juice 55grams

finely chopped pecans 1teaspoon

salt 200grams

sugar, divided 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Sparkling Rose

Antipasti can be paired with Sparkling Wine and Sparkling rosé. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. One wine you could try is Medici Ermete Concerto Lambrusco Reggiano. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.