AMERICAN ALMOND product selection guide { premium } nut-based ingredients BEHIND EVERY GREAT BAKER TM
American Almond sets the standard for premium quality sweetened nut pastes, nut butters, nut flours, crunchy toppings and inclusions. Bakers, pastry chefs, chocolatiers, culinary professionals and food manufacturers use our ingredients for their daily production, seasonal specialties and innovations. American Almond started in 1924 when Austrian immigrant Carl Peckler chose to reproduce the world-renowned European nut pastes he had enjoyed in his homeland. Since then, American Almond has maintained its reputation for the quality and variety of its nut-based products by combining fine ingredients from around the globe with oldworld, artisan preparation techniques.
SOME nutty IDEAS Using nuts in your pastry and culinary creations adds delightful texture and flavor to a range of sweet and savory applications. For more details, visit www.americanalmond.com to see our recipes, videos and idea lookbooks. SOME nutty FACTS An adherence to high quality standards and fresh ingredients sets American Almond apart. For more details, visit www.americanalmond.com to see our recipes, videos and idea lookbooks. baking + pastry savory confections What do chewy Italian macaroons, almond croissants and frangipane tarts share in common? Almond paste a baking staple and one of our core products. The high percentage of almonds or other nuts in our pastes, ensures that the rich taste won t bake out. The pronounced nut flavor and silken texture of Italian hazelnut and pistachio gelato, for example, comes from the kind of pure nut butters and nut pastes we make. Our bake stable, ready-to-use Schmear fillings are the secret behind craveable rugelach and Danish pastries. And pastry chefs require the kind of finely milled blanched almond flour we make when preparing their French macarons. From natural nut butters and pastes to dry-roasted granulated nuts, our products sweeten the work of countless confections. Chocolatiers enrobe our flavor-packed pure almond paste and marzipan for signature bon bons. Our hazelnut praline paste and nut butters are the basis for many ganache candy centers. And our complete line of dry-roasted and granulated nut ingredients add wonderful texture, taste and appearance to ganache and chocolate-coated bonbons. Nuts add taste, visual appeal, texture and protein to a wide range of savory dishes. Use our finely milled nut flours alone or along with wheat flour in blends for dredging foods for frying. Top salads and entrées with sliced blanched or roasted granulated nuts. Nut butter adds creamy texture and flavor to spreads like hummus. Chefs and food manufacturers turn to our product line when developing their energy and granola bar formulas. pastes nutmeats + flours butters kosher Our almond, kernel and macaroon pastes share a well-defined almond flavor and may be used interchangeably, with no other formula adjustments necessary. Each of these European-style nut pastes is a combination of finely ground nuts and sugar. Our nut butters are full of the rich flavor of roasted nuts, free from preservatives, colors and sugar. These finely-milled nut butters are naturally gluten-free, trans fat-free, relatively low in carbohydrates and a good source of unsatured fat. We dry roast nuts to an even hue and flavor and we have the capability to customize the degree of roasting or particulate size for any need. Our finely-milled nut flours add the flavor and nutritional benefits of nuts to any baked good, glutten-free product or confection. All products offered by American Almond are certified kosher - pareve by OK Kosher Certification.
almond paste almond butter OUR PREMIUM NUT PASTES ARE MADE BY COMBINING RAW OR ROASTED NUTS WITH SUGAR TO CREATE A DELIGHTFUL CONFECTIONERY PASTE IDEAL FOR USE IN ANY FORMULA WHERE THE RICH FLAVOR OF NUTS IS DESIRED. PREMIUM NUT PASTES NUT BUTTERS ARE PROCESSED FROM WHOLE NUTS TO MAKE A SMOOTH SPREAD SUITABLE FOR BLENDING INTO ALMOST ANY FORMULA BAKED, CONFECTIONERY AND EVEN ICE CREAMS. PREMIUM NUT BUTTERS almond, macaroon + kernel These great tasting pastes are made with either almonds, apricot kernels or a combination of both. almond marzipan Premium quality and ready-to-use confection made with a high proportion of select almonds. praline All the flavor of dry-roasted hazelnuts mildly sweetened with confectioners sugar. Nut butters give baked goods, confections, frozen desserts and non-dairy beverages intense, authentic nut flavors that withstand the effects of processing. Available raw or dry-roasted, with skins or without, and with various levels of smoothness. almond cashew pistachio walnut filbert (hazelnut) pistachio Flavorful California pistachios ground to a smooth, colorful paste, then lightly sweetened with confectioners sugar. 50 lb. poly lined carton (not available for Praline or Pistachio) 45 lb. plastic pail (Praline and Pistachio are 35 lbs.) 20 lb. plastic pail (Almond Paste only) six 7 lb. cans (Marzipan is 8 lbs.) 40 lb. plastic pail six 6.5 lb. cans twelve 2.5 lb. mini pails Pg 1 Pg 2 All products offered by American Almond are certified kosher - pareve by OK Kosher Certification.
whole filberts and filbert flour pistachio brittle crunch OUR CUSTOM-PROCESSED NUTS AND FLOURS ARE MADE FROM FINELY MILLED NUTMEATS TO SUIT EVERY NEED AND ARE MADE TO ORDER TO ENSURE FRESHNESS. NUTMEATS + NUT FLOURS CRUNCH TOPPINGS + INCLUSIONS ADD FLAVOR, COLOR AND TEXTURE TO CAKES, COOKIES, DOUGHNUTS, CREAMS AND CANDIES. TEXTURE IS RETAINED WHEN BLENDED INTO FROZEN DESSERTS OR SPRINKLED ONTO LOW-MOISTURE TOPPINGS AND FILLINGS. CRUNCH TOPPINGS + INCLUSIONS Whether in a sliced, granulated or flour-like form, nutmeats and nut flours add color, texture and flavor to countless products. Blanching the nuts adds a refined flavor while light dry roasting intensifies their taste. coconut crunch Made from coconut that s been toasted and coated with lightly caramelized sugar. coconut crunch butterscotch coconut crunch almonds natural (with skins) or blanched (without skins) whole, sliced, granulated or flour cashews sliced, granulated or flour pistachios flour walnuts debittered walnuts (for dairy applications) filberts (hazelnuts) natural or blanched - whole, sliced, granulated or flour six 3 lb. cans Sliced Almonds six 3.5 lb. cans Granulated Filberts, Blanched Almond Flour, Whole Almonds six 4 lb. cans Granulated Almonds, Whole Filberts 5 lb., 10 lb. or 25 lb. cartons brittle crunch Brittle crunch combines bits of dry-roasted nuts with lightly caramelized sugar to add concentrated flavor and crunch to any creation. almond cashew pistachio hazelnut crunchies Cookie-like crunch that quickly adds flavor, texture and visual appeal to many bakery and confectionery items. chocolate vanilla 5 lb., 10 lb. or 30 lb. cartons BRITTLE CRUNCHES availalbe in 30 lb. carton only Pg 3 Pg 4 All products offered by American Almond are certified kosher - pareve by OK Kosher Certification.
chocolate Schmear piping gelee OUR SCHMEAR PRODUCTS ARE READY-TO-USE, BAKE STABLE FILLINGS. OUR POPPY BUTTER AND PRUNE BUTTER ARE CLASSIC FILLINGS FOR YEAST BREADS, DANISH PASTRIES AND DESSERTS. IN ADDITION TO OUR NUT-BASED INGREDIENTS, WE ALSO OFFER SILKY SMOOTH, BRIGHTLY COLORED PIPING GELEE, COCONUT MACAROON MIX AND CHOCOLATE MARBLE FOR USE IN CAKE BATTERS. READY-TO-USE fillings OTHER TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS Schmear by American Almond TM Our Ready-To-Use, Bake-Stable fillings are available in three distinctive flavors that won t bake out. Fill yeasted sweet dough for coffee cake, sticky buns, babkas, croissants, brioche or Danish pastries with our almond, cinnamon or chocolate Schmear. almond chocolate cinnamon chocolate marble A blend of cocoa powder, sweeteners and oil, Chocolate Marble is designed to ease the preparation of making chocolate-flavored buttercream, cake batter or cheesecake batter. PACKAGING 20 lb. pail PACKAGING 20 lb. pail poppy butter Our poppy butter is a smooth blend of finely milled Dutch blue poppy seeds and sweeteners cooked to a semi-firm paste. coconut macaroon mix With our complete mix, you will find that a chewy and delicious tasting coconut macaroon is as easy as 1-2-3. Just add hot water, mix and bake! PACKAGING 30 lb. carton or six 5 lb. poly bags PACKAGING 20 lb. or 45 lb. plastic pail or six 7.5 lb. cans bakers hungarian lekvar Our natural prune purée is made by cooking select California prunes with sugar to make a smooth, thick and spreadable fruit butter used to fill Danish pastries, cookies and sweet yeast breads. PACKAGING 50 lb. pail or six 8 lb. cans piping gelee These silky smooth, brightly colored piping gelees are ideal for decorating or inscribing celebration cakes and pastries of any kind. plain blue green pink red yellow PACKAGING six 5 lb. plastic tubs Pg 5 Pg 6 All products offered by American Almond are certified kosher - pareve by OK Kosher Certification. Minimum orders may be required. Special packing is available by request.
www.americanalmond.com/recipes A wide range of recipes using our finest ingredients for cakes, cookies, confections, ice creams and more. www.americanalmond.com/videos Watch and learn how to prepare a range of classic recipes that bring back repeat customers. www.americanalmond.com/lookbook A vibrant celebration of American Almond, our lookbooks visually showcase countless applications using our ingredients. They provide information about nuts and insights from successful professionals who profit by using our recipes. facebook.com/americanalmond twitter.com/americanalmond WE THANK YOU Thank you for your interest in our premium quality, nut-based ingredients. We ve created these resources to help you build your business and bottom line profits. Barry Callebaut North America 600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 860 Chicago IL 60654 800-8ALMOND info@americanalmond.com BEHIND EVERY GREAT BAKER TM AABROC0416100