Almond Graham Squares Recipes

ALMOND SQUARES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk (reserve egg white), almond paste, and flavoring; beat until well blended. Stir in flour.
• Spread mixture in a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. Beat egg white (at room temperature) until foamy; brush over entire surface of dough, and sprinkle with almonds. Bake for 35 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool thoroughly, and cut into 2 inch squares. Store in airtight containers.

ALMOND GRAHAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with foil; coat with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, and salt; stir until moistened. Stir in 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds.
• Spread mixture evenly in prepared pan (if mixture is very sticky, pat in with moistened fingers). Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup sliced almonds, patting in gently.
• Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
• Remove from pan; peel off foil, and cut into 16 squares with a serrated knife.

ALMOND-COCONUT GRAHAM BREAK-AWAYS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange grahams in single layer in 15x10x1-inch pan.
• Bring butter, sugar and extract to boil in saucepan on medium heat, stirring occasionally; cook 1 to 2 min. or until butter is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Pour over grahams; immediately spread to completely cover grahams. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 6 to 8 min. or until topping is lightly browned and bubbly. Top with coconut; bake 2 min. Cool completely before breaking into squares.

ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Beat in butter and extract; gradually stir in the four and mix well. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

ALMOND GRAHAM CRACKER COOKIES

Steps:

• Line a large (rimmed) cookie sheet with foil.
• Gently cut graham crackers in half. Place in a single layer on foil.
• Melt butter and sugar in a saucepan on medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil.
• Add almonds and boil until syrup is bubbly.
• Pour mixture over graham crackers and bake at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes until syrup is bubbly again.
• When slightly cooled, separate with a knife.

GRAHAM ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Layer bottom of the baking sheet with graham cracker crumbs.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar; cook and stir until dissolved, about 2 minutes. Bring to a boil; cook until a thickened caramel is formed, about 1 minute more. Pour quickly onto the crackers; spread with a spatula. Sprinkle almonds on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Turn oven off; open door slightly and let the brittle cool in the oven for 1 hour. Sprinkle salt on top; cool until set, about 1 hour more. Crack into pieces by hand.

TOFFEE CRUNCH GRAHAMS

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil. Place graham crackers in pan. In a saucepan, bring butter and brown sugar to a boil, stirring constantly. Carefully pour over graham crackers. Sprinkle with almonds. , Bake at 400° for 6-8 minutes or until bubbly. Cool in pan for 4 minutes. Cut each cracker into four sections; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

SESAME ALMOND SQUARES

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place graham crackers side by side in ungreased jelly roll pan,(Make sure to use pan size called for; Crackers should cover entire pan with NO spaces in between) I lined the pan with release foil, this way the graham crackers fit really good in the pan.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, combine butter and sugar; heat to boiling over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, Boil 2 minutes or until mixture thickens slightly.
• Spread mixture evenly over graham crackers; sprinkle with almonds and sesame seeds.
• Bake 18 to 19 minutes or until graham crackers are slightly brown and butter bubbles and turns golden; WATCH CAREFULLY during the last 2 to 3 minutes of baking to make sure graham crackers do not over brown.
• Note: my cookies were done in 16 minutes.
• While cookies are still in pan, with knife, IMMEDIATLY cut each graham cracker crosswise in half.
• With metal spatula, transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
• Store cookies in tightly covered container, with wax paper between layers,in refrigerator up to 1 month or freeze up to 3 months.

ALMOND JOY BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine crushed graham crackers, melted butter, and sugar.
• Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x9-inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
• Combine the coconut and condensed milk. Spread over the baked crust, and return to the oven for 15 more minutes, or until coconut starts to brown.
• Melt the chocolate chips and pour them on top.
• Before the chocolate chips harden, sprinkle your almonds on top.
• Let cool and serve.