Cookbook:Candied Almonds (Brända mandlar)

| Swedish Cuisine

Brända mandlar (literally "burnt almonds") is a recipe for Swedish candied almonds.

Ingredients

 * 100 g blanched almonds
 * 100 g icing sugar
 * 125 ml water
 * 1 drop red food colouring (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Put the almonds in the oven at 180 °C for a few minutes to toast them.
 * 2) Pour the water into a heavy-bottomed saucepan, then sprinkle in the sugar. Place over a low heat, and stir until the mixture thickens.
 * 3) Add the colouring. Stir in the almonds so that they get a nice coating.
 * 4) Spread out the almonds on some baking paper, separate the almonds using a fork, and let them cool a bit.