New In the Baking Aisle -- Almond Paste, Marzipan and Artisan Baking Ingredients from American Almond Products Company

Pssst.... The secret is out! American Almond Products Company has been the secret ingredient of the finest professional bakers and chefs for over 80 years. Now, just in time for the busy holiday baking season, these same, high-quality, hard to find ingredients are available to home bakers and pastry chefs nationwide. American Almonds new retail product line, including its Traditional Marzipan and Almond Paste, is now available in better grocery and specialty food stores in New York and New Jersey as well as The King Arthur Flour Bakers Catalogue and other specialty retailers nationwide.

(PRWEB) November 8, 2004 -- The secret is out! American Almond Products Company has been the secret ingredient of the finest professional bakers and chefs for over 80 years. Now, just in time for the busy holiday baking season, these same, high-quality, hard to find ingredients are available to home bakers and pastry chefs nationwide. American Almonds new retail product line, including its Traditional Marzipan and Almond Paste, is now available in better grocery and specialty food stores in New York and New Jersey as well as The King Arthur Flour Bakers Catalogue and other specialty retailers nationwide.

The retail product line includes Traditional Almond Paste and Marzipan, Roasted Almond Butter, Roasted Hazelnut Praline, Natural Pistachio Nut Paste, Bakers Style Prune Lekvar, Poppy Seed Filling, Almond Schmear" and NY Blackout Chocolate Schmear" . Each product comes freshly packed in a convenient pop-top can with re-sealable lid. Pack sizes range from 15 to 16 ounces each, 6 cans per case. On the back of each label, consumers will find recipes for Almond Tea Cake, Frozen Hazelnut Parfait and Chocolate Almond Fudge Sauce among other sweet and savory delights.

American Almond Products Company was founded in 1924 by Carl Peckler, an Austrian baker looking to recreate the world-renowned nut pastes he and his family enjoyed in their homeland. He combined premium ingredients from around the world with old-world artisan cooking methods. Eighty years later, the American Almond Products Company continues to produce its products using the finest domestic and imported raw materials, carefully prepared in the same small batches that Carl Peckler knew were key to his countrymen's technique.

American Almond Products Company enters retail distribution at a time when interest in heirloom baking is growing. Over the years, weve received countless requests for a retail source for our marzipan, almond paste and other hard-to-find ingredients," says company President, Victor Frumolt. We are delighted to now offer our most requested products to dedicated home bakers and smaller users everywhere. Along with the retail product line, the company is launching its consumer web site, www.pastrycraft.com. There, consumers will find recipes, nutritional information and helpful tips on how to use the products. All products are Kosher certified by OK Laboratories. Complete retail store information available upon request.

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