This easy and delicious recipe, featuring Sugar Bowl Bakery's Madeleines as the crust, is perfect for the holidays or any time of year. The crust is is made up of perfectly petite and sweet (but not too sweet) French cake cookies are made with 100% butter. The cookies are also free of trans-fat and preservatives, so the whole family can feel good about indulging a bit.
Toasted almonds add a lot of flavor and texture to this light, yet chewy macaroon. Beating the egg whites stiff and gently folding the mixture together will keep the cookie lighter.
I have recently become somewhat, well, obsessed with making jam. So of course I had to make a cherry jam this week. Cherries and all things almond - such a great combo .... you can choose to can this jam or just make it and keep it in the fridge, up to you! I did a little of both. I also realize that it is a pain in the rump to pit 8 cups of cherries - just go to the zen place in your mind and be a pitting machine. Wear an apron.
PMc, pronounced P - Mac, is a nickname I acquired from a co-worker during college because of the way I signed my name. My first name is Paula and maiden name started with Mc so I wrote my initials as