Almond paste is so expensive to buy - I called the local baking supply stores and got prices from $16 to $20 a pound. The almonds cost $4 and the sugar was probably $2, plus two egg whites and a little almond oil - maybe anyother buck. So it turned out to cost about $7 a pound making it myself, plus the time.
It was pretty easy to make. When the ground almonds, sugar and eggs are combined, the mixture looks quite shaggy and needs a good kneading.
It's hard to understand what 12 servings means; it would be better to say how many cups or pounds it makes.
I used it in pignoli cookies, which calls for more sugar and eggs, plus pine nuts to cover the tops. They came out great.
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