Title: Little Almond Amaretto Loaves - Glorious Liqueurs
Categories: Makebooze
Yield: 5 Loaves

1/2	c	Unsalted butter, softened
1	cn	(8oz) almond paste
1 1/3	c	Sugar, plus additional for
		Sprinkling
3		Eggs
2	c	Flour
1	ts	Baking powder
	pn	Salt
1/2	c	Amaretto, plus additional
		For brushing
1/2	c	Milk
1/4	c	Almonds, blanched and
		Sliced

Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour five 5 X 3 inch loaf pans; set aside.

Cream butter and almond paste until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar and then eggs, one at a time

Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Reduce heat to low, beat in flour, alternately with combined amaretto and milk, starting and ending with flour, beating just until incorporated. Spread evenly in pans. Sprinkle with almonds and additional sugar.

Bake loaves 40 to 45 minutes until they test clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Invert onto racks, turn right side up and cool completely.

New Country Fare: Glorious Liqueurs Edited by Mary Aurea Morris ISBN: 0-9627403-1-4 Formatted by Carolyn Shaw 3-96..

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