Old Fashioned Almond Soup Recipes

Ingredients :

25 g butter or margarine

50 g ground almonds

25 g plain flour

575 ml boiling stock

275 ml warm milk

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp onion salt

white pepper to taste

25 g flaked almonds, lightly toasted

1. Melt butter or margarine in saucepan.
2. Stir in ground almonds and fry over medium heat for about 5 to 8 minutes or until they turn a pale biscuity color.
3. Add flour and cook a further minute, stirring continuously.
4. Gradually blend in boiling stock, followed by milk.
5. When soup bubbles and has obviously thickened, season with both salts and pepper to taste.
6. Stir frequently.
7. Ladle into 6 bowls or plates and sprinkle each with flaked almonds.

Serves 4 - 6

Nostalgically Victorian, this is a mild and genteel soup for entertaining special friends. Try to make this one with well flavored turkey or beef stock in preference to cubes and water.

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