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Soupe aux amandes

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Ingredients:
5 Eggs
1 Almonds, (6 oz.) peeled
3 cupHeavy cream
1 quartChicken broth
, heated, (fond de volaille)
Salt and pepper
Almond slices, lightly
Toasted
Procedures:
1Recipe by: lutece Cook 3 eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes.
2Remove from heat.
3When cool, put the hard-cooked yolks and the almonds in a mixer and beat until a smooth dough is formed.
4Dilute this dough with half the cream and pour into a saucepan.
5Add the heated chicken broth and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
6Meanwhile, separate the remaining 2 eggs.
7Discard the whites and dilute the raw yolks with the remaining cream.
8Pour into a saucepan.
9Slowly add the hot soup mixture on top and whip for 2 minutes without letting it boil again.
10Season to taste.
11Pour into soup bowls and garnish with a few slices of lightly toasted almonds.
12To peel almonds, drop raw almonds into boiling water for about 1 minute.
13Remove from water and allow to cool.
14Skins should be easy to remove.