What can I do with lots of almonds?

[karmakameleon]

Checked the store cupboard today and I have an astronomical amount of almonds, both whole and ground. There’s about a kilo altogether. So I’m looking for recipes that use substantial quantities, both sweet and savoury options welcome but savoury preferred given the quantity. Any ideas?

[SeaToSki]

You can freeze them
Grind them to make almond flour
Daquoise with raspberries and whipped cream
Chicken breast crusted with ground almonds
In a salad
On cereal

[katy1213]

Marzipan - baked is nice, it doesn't just have to be on Christmas cake.
Frangipane tarts with greengages or plums. Praline. Panforte. Spiced nuts. Battenberg cake. A Christmas Simnel cake?

[katy1213]

Peshwari nan?

[Blondie1984]

Lots of lovely ideas here
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/18/readers-recipe-swap-ground-almonds-cake-pasta-curry

[Blueuggboots]

Make nigella's frangipane mince pies?
Bake well tart?

[DioneTheDiabolist]

Make almond soup, it's delicious.

[Destinysdaughter]

Almond flour muffins are v nice, especially with coffee and walnuts in.

[Malin52]

Nigella has an amazing Mughlai Chicken Curry using ground almonds.

Cakes using ground almonds?

[Dalooah]

If you're feeling adventurous you could try making macarons but personally I'd just be eating the whole ones!

[Dalooah]

Ooh just remembered; you could try spiced or caramelised almonds- could be good for holiday gifts

[bettsbattenburg]

Obviously you must make battenburg

[DryHeave]

Almond milk?

[BikeRunSki]

gluten free brownies

[Ffsffsffsffsffs]

Eves pudding

My mouth is watering at the thought...

[Fivemoreminutes1]

Curry www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/y/yogurt-almond-chickencurry.html

Lamb tagine www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/m/moroccan_lamb_tagine.html

Fish tagine www.bbcgoodfoodme.com/recipes/fish-tagine-saffron-almonds/

[cdtaylornats]

Dundee cake
Salted roast almonds
Honey roast almonds

[karmakameleon]

Wow, lots of ideas, thank you everyone! Given that’s it’s so close to Xmas I think I’ll probably use them in some festive baking. I might even try and make my own marzipan.

Does anyone have any good recipes for spiced or caramelised nuts? I do like them but haven’t found a recipe I’m happy with yet.

[RaininSummer]

My favourite cake: Nigellas damp lemon almond cake. Freezes well too.

[karmakameleon]

Is that the one where you boil the lemons whole? I haven’t made that for ages but I love it because it makes the house smell beautiful.

[RaininSummer]

No not a complicated as that one but I do make her clemantine cake which goes like that. Also lovely.

[EwwSprouts]

pencilandfork.net/2011/04/nigella-flourless-chocolate-cake/

[Redshoeblueshoe]

Bakewell tart

[Nacreous]

English almond macaroons.

I can't remember where I got the recipe originally, but it might be Pru Leith's cookery Bible

4oz ground almonds
6oz sugar (granulated and caster both fine)
1tsb flour
2 egg whites
Vanilla
Jam to decorate

Mix everything except the jam, and then daub onto rice paper on a non stick tray. You can just about get away with a greased teflon baking sheet (one of the removable ones) as an alternative but don't think you can just grease the tray - they are incredibly sticky.

Squash the middle down a bit so you can pop a blob of jam in.

Bake for 12 mins at 180 fan - til just going brown/golden around the edges.

Leave to cool before you attempt to remove.

They are so yummy though look nothing like French macarons.