- Sopa de Almedras

Ingredients:

“Almond Soup” Dessert. Sort of like a bread pudding.  Makes four servings.  Ingredients: 1 tube almond paste, plus several pieces of plain marzipan; 1 loaf of French bread; ˝ liter milk, 1 stick cinnamon, 1 Tb. anis seeds, peel of ˝ lemon and ˝ orange; 3 Tb. + 4 Tb.sugar; powdered cinnamon; 4 Tb. finely sliced almonds (optional).  If possible, a clay pan, otherwise a pan that is safe to cook in on the burner of the stove.

Preparation:

Cook milk with cinnamon, anis, 3 Tb. sugar and peel to a boil about 15 minutes and let mixture sit with the heat off so the milk is infused with the flavor of the spices.  Remove spices and discard.  At LOW heat, cook the milk and add the almond paste and marzipan; cook until dissolved.  Make crumbs out of the loaf of bread, using only the inside, not the crust.  Add the crumbs to the milk and cook for 10-15 minutes, still on low heat, constantly stirring so it doesn’t stick.  When the bread has softened and formed a sort of “pudding”, remove the mixture from the heat.  Let sit until it is at room temperature.  Garnish with almonds, 4 Tb. sugar and cinnamon sprinkled on top.