Roasted garlic and almond spread

Ingredients:

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
2 shallots, chopped
3 tablespoons whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Preparation:

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.