Almond Croccante

Ingredients

• 4 ½ oz sweet almonds
• 3 ½ oz granulated sugar
• butter or oil for greasing mold

Method

1. 1 Skin the almonds, divide them into two parts, and cut each part into small pieces.
2. 2 Dry the almonds over low heat until they turn a yellowish color, being careful not to toast them.
3. 3 Melt the sugar in a saucepan over heat until perfectly liquid.
4. 4 Add the hot, slightly browned almonds to the melted sugar, lower the heat, and stir until the mixture turns a cinnamon color.
5. 5 Pour the mixture little by little into a cold, butter- or oil-greased mold. Press it thin against the walls using a lemon.
6. 6 Let cool completely, then remove from the mold. If stuck, dip the mold in boiling water briefly.