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Recipe: Almond Shortbread with Pineapple
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 40 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 Lbs. pineapple chunks, drained
This Recipe is considered:
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Place half the almonds in a shallow pan and toast in oven 5-7 minutes, or until golden. Shake pan at 3 minute intervals. Transfer to a dish to cool. Reduce oven to 325° F. Place toasted almonds in a food processor and grind to a fine powder. Add flour and 1/4 cup sugar and mix thoroughly. Add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Roll dough into a ball. Press dough into a shallow baking pan to 0-1/2 inch thickness. Pierce dough all over with a fork. Press remaining slivered almonds gently into surface. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake 30-40 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven. Cut into squares and cool in pan. Serve topped with pineapple.
 
Per Serving: calories 259, fat 15.6g, calories from fat 54%, protein 3.7g, cholesterol 31.1mg, dietary fiber 1.7g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 259 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 3.7g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 26.8g Fruit Exchanges 0.2
Dietary Fiber 1.7g Bread Exchanges 0.8
Sugar 11.8g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.5
Fat Total 15.6g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.2
Saturated Fat 7.7g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 6.5g Fat Exchanges 3.1
Poly-unsaturated Fat 1.4g
% Calories from Fat 54%    
Cholesterol 31.1mg
Sodium 3.2mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 107.5IU Calcium 29.7mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.5mg Copper 0.2mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.3mg Iron 1.3mg
Niacin (B3) 1.5mg Magnesium 32.3mg
Vitamin B6 0.4mg Manganese 0.9mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 67.0mg
Vitamin C 4.4mg Potassium 114.6mg
Vitamin E 3.4IU Selenium 6.5mcg
Folate 12.8mcg Sodium 3.2mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.2mg Zinc 0.7mg