Extrait d'amande 500ml Prova

This almond extract is made in France by Prova, a Montreuil company that specialises in extracts for pastry work, and sold under its Prova Gourmet line. The flavour comes from a flavouring preparation based on almond essential oil, carried in a glycerine and water base and bound with acacia gum and xanthan gum. The label calls it "generous and intense"; Prova describes a woody note, the one found in classic almond recipes.

Reach for it when a galette des rois, a batch of financiers, a pithivier or an almond cream needs more character. Prova recommends 20 g per kilo for creams, mousses, ganaches and ice creams, and 30 to 40 g per kilo for bakery products. It works with apricot, cherry, pistachio and orange blossom: a few grams in an apricot compote or a pistachio ganache are enough. The 500 ml bottle with a pouring cap is a workshop size.

Shake the bottle before each use. Store it away from light, at room temperature, in its closed original packaging, then keep it cool once opened. The extract contains almond, a tree nut. You will also find it on the shelves of our shop, 58 rue Tiquetonne, Paris.