Roasted Garlic and Almond Spread

This recipe is for garlic lovers only!

1/4 cup unblanched almonds, chopped
16 garlic cloves, peeled
3 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon rosemary (dried)
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
2 shallots, chopped
3 tablespoons whipping cream

Toast almonds in heavy pan until slightly brown. Place garlic in shallow baking dish. Add olive oil and bake at 275 degrees F for 30 minutes. Cool.

Puree garlic and oil in blender. Add cream cheese, sour cream, mustard and Worcestershire sauce; blend well. Add almonds, parsley, rosemary, shallots, whipping cream and Tabasco sauce and blend well again. Chill for several hours and serve with thinly sliced, toasted bread.