Almond Bars Final
A clone of an almond bar that's sold at a local bakery. Chocolate and almonds -- very nice
Steps
Preheat oven to 375.
Toast almonds for 7-12 minutes , until just fragrant and lightly browned.
Line an 8x8 pan with foil , leave enough extra to lift the finish bars from the pan.
Grease foil-lined pan.
Cream sugar , salt and butter until light and fluffy , 3 minutes or so.
Add almond paste and continue to cream another 2-3 minutes.
Add extract and egg , beat to combine , maybe 30 seconds.
Add flour and almonds , mix until just combined ,.
Press into pan , bake for 22-27 minutes until top just starts to brown.
Allow to cool in the pan , when bars are cool chop and melt milk chocolate with the vegetable shortening , pour over cooled bars.
When chocolate is set , lift bars from pan with foil-liner and cut into 16 squares.
Ingredients
granulated sugar, salt, butter, almond paste, egg, almond extract, toasted sliced almonds, all-purpose flour, milk chocolate, shortening