Almond Slices

Almond Slices Recipe

This Almond Slices recipe came from the updated (1957) edition of the Yorkshire W.I Recipe book. It belonged to my Mother and is packed full of recipes. I like the old fashioned recipe books for simple cooking with straight forward ingredients. Some of the recipes are written down in such a simple way that they are not always as clear as they could be. And there are no pictures – which of course made for economical publishing!

A simple Almond Slice recipe makes a sweet teatime treat. A pastry base, jam filling and an almond topping

This Almond Slice Recipe is a little different in that the topping is made from egg white with almond flour folded in so has a slightly meringue texture – which I find quite appealing.

Self-raising Flour For Pastry

Self-raising flour was used for the pastry as stated in the original recipe. There is no explanation as to why plain is not used but I am guessing it makes for a slightly later base for what is essentially a cake. So self-raising is what I used although I am sure you could use plain if you do not have nay self-raising flour.

Whisking Egg Whites

Just a reminder here that when you need egg whites for a fluffy mix, make sure when you separate the eggs that no yolk – not even a drop – gets into your whites. And put the egg whites in a super clean bowl. Whisk with an electric whisk to make an easy job of it.

Decorating With Almonds

The final flourish is to decorate the slices with flaked almonds. You can decorate with other things too – sliced glace cherries might be good – so no worries if you don’t have any flaked almonds

Jam

The original recipe just specifies jam. I used strawberry jam as it is what I had in the cupboard but any type of jam would be good – particularly raspberry jam or apricot jam.

The quantity of 100g is approximate – it depends how thickly you spread your jam!

You will need a 20cm square baking tin