King Arthur Flour

One of the longest running advertisers on the Yankee Kitchen Show was King Arthur Flour.

And since it was featured on Gus's show, it was the only flour my mother would buy.

You're probably familiar with the King Arthur shop online service with all kinds of products for bakers.

Did you know that they also have a store located in Norwich, Vermont?  They've just expanded it and it is gorgeous!  If you're into all things food, you must go!

I visited it yesterday.  I scheduled a stay in Vermont with my kids for the primary purpose of seeing their store and their newly re-opened cafe.  We're all food nuts.  As you know, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree.  It seems whatever my food focus is at the moment, they're happy to go along with it.

The beautiful King Arthur Flour store, cafe, courtyard, and campus in Norwich, Vermont

King Arthur Flour seems like a great company to work for.
They just posted sixteen positions if you're interested.

Here's a look inside their bright, spacious store...

In the corner are samples of freshly baked goods along with recipes.
You can see their demonstrations on the screen above.  

The newly remodeled cafe just opened this week.

Sugar cookie samples

And, of course, bread for sale

You can take classes at their Baking Education Center.  The Norwich location is their flagship campus.

Here you can look through the glass to see bakers at work.  

And now for a chewy almond delight.

These were the cookies they were giving out along with the recipe.  Of course, you can purchase any hard-to-find ingredients at their store.

Almond Cloud Cookies

Almond Cloud Cookies - gluten free

10 ounces almond paste

1 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large egg whites, lightly beaten

1/4 teaspoon gluten-free almond extract

1/8 teaspoon extra-strong bitter almond oil

Confectioners' sugar or glazing sugar, for topping

Directions:

1) Preheat the oven to 325 F.  Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.

2) Blend the almond paste, sugar, and salt until the mixture becomes uniformly crumbly; this is best done in a stand mixer.

3) Add the egg whites gradually, while mixing, to make a smooth paste.

4) Stir in the flavorings.

5) Scoop the dough by heaping tablespoons onto the prepared pans.

6) Sprinkle the cookies heavily with confectioners' sugar, then use three fingers to press an indentation into the center of each cookie.

7) Bake the cookies for 20 to 25 minutes, until they're brown around the edges.  Remove them from the oven and let them cool right on the pan.

Yield: 21 cookies