Our friend Anita brought us a gift of her home baked Italian almond biscuits and we really loved them. She has kindly shared her recipe with us. These lovely biscuits have a crunchy, golden almond coating with a chewy almond center. They are so delicious and easy to make. Just use a quality almond meal and a good smooth apricot jam. The addition of a … Continue reading Anita’s Italian Almond Biscuits
As we move into the Christmas season it is time to get baking and Joe has shared his recipe for these delicious and easy to make almond biscuits. The recipe will make 40 biscuits, however you can divide the mixture to make as many biscuits as you need. 100g of almond meal will make 10 biscuits, so adjust the other ingredients using 1/2 tsp of … Continue reading Joe’s Almond Biscuits
These pretty macaroons are the easiest biscuits to make. Just stir the first two ingredients together and decorate with an almond and bake. So easy and delicious and just right to have with a nice cup of tea or coffee. Ingredients: 1 can of Condensed Milk 250 g of desiccated coconut whole raw almonds to decorate (approx 30) Method: Pre-heat the oven to 180 C … Continue reading Easy Coconut and Almond Macaroons
Its Autumn in Australia and the fig tree in our garden is groaning under the load of figs coming to maturity. Each day there are a some that the birds didn’t get to and so I thought making a cake would be one nice way to use some of them. With shortages at this time, checking the pantry for ingredients to use and trying to … Continue reading Fig and Almond Cake
This cake is so simple to make and is really delicious. You can use any kind of berries but my favourite berry is the raspberry and this is what I have chosen for this cake. The sharp flavour fo the fresh raspberry contrasts well with the sweetness of the coconut and almond. This is a perfect gluten free cake to make for afternoon tea or … Continue reading Raspberry, Coconut and Almond Cake
After having harvested the peanuts from our garden, they have dried and are cured and ready for eating and making some delicious cookies. This recipe was given to me by a dear friend Elizabeth and I would like to share it with you Peanut and Almond cookies Ingredients: 500g Raw Peanuts (skinned and chopped finely, see note below) or regular roasted but unsalted, chopped finely, … Continue reading Peanut and Almond Cookies
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