To make baking in the oven more efficient, try these tips: Keep your oven door tightly closed. Use the oven light to check on progress when baking or roasting. Timers and meat thermometers save energy and help you avoid overcooked meats. … [read more...]
Pignoli Gems
July 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
Pignoli, an Italian tradition, are not ordinary cookies. They are made of mostly almond paste with very little flour, are chewy and dense and intensely flavored of almonds, and are lavishly encrusted with pine nuts. Make them small as they are very rich - and the ingredients are costly. 8 oz. almond paste - not almond filling, not almond paste from a tube 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup flour dash of salt 2 egg whites 1/2 tsp almond flavoring 1/2 pound … [read more...]
