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Almond Dish

4 servings

Ingredients

• 100 g sweet almonds
• bitter almonds (some) (a little)
• 4 pcs egg yolks
• 150 g sugar
• lemon zest (from ½ lemon) (a little)
• 25 g breadcrumbs (grated)
• 4 tbsp rum
• 4 pcs egg whites (whipped)
• Chaudau sauce (for serving) (as needed)

Instructions

1. Finely crush the sweet almonds and some bitter almonds.
2. Beat egg yolks with sugar until frothy, add the grated lemon zest, grated breadcrumbs, and almonds, and mix everything for about half an hour.
3. Finally, add rum and the whipped egg whites.
4. Bake the dish in a water bath at moderate heat for an hour, unmold, and serve with Chaudau sauce.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.