Almond as a flavour seems to be a love or hate thing, many people detesting marzipan, or bakewell pudding (tart). However not liking these things may not be the same as disliking almonds themselves.
Lots of recipes contain ground almonds which give a lovely texture to your baking. What you may actually dislike is almond flavouring, in particular artificial almond flavouring. Unlike vanilla, much less seems to have been said about almond flavour, but I believe that artificial almond is probably far more unpleasant than artificial vanilla.
If you don't actually like even natural almond flavouring (I don't) as it can be very strong, it does not mean that you won't like baking that contains just the nuts.
For those who do like almond you will find that Dr Oetker (which is currently in my collection) make a natural almond flavour which is readily available and not too expensive. Some supermarkets I'm sure will offer their own brands too.
I also noticed that Doctor Oetker Marzipan does not contain any flavouring, just almonds, so perhaps we may all rediscover a love for marzipan on home made battenberg!
Karen Lizzie
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