Alsatian biscuits
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2 hours 30 min
These are simple almond biscuits from French Alsace. Leave them plain or drizzle with some melted chocolate.
Aeroz
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Ingredients
Makes: 40 biscuits
- 100g icing sugar
- 50g finely ground almonds
- 200g butter, diced and softened
- 1 egg
- 250g plain flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
- 1 handful flaked almonds
- melted chocolate for drizzling (optional)
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:15min ›
Extra time:2hr ›
Ready in:2hr30min
- Mix half of the icing sugar with the ground almonds in a bowl. In another bow beat the rest of the icing sugar with butter and the egg until light and fluffy.
- Mix the content of both bowls. Add flour, salt and vanilla sugar and mix well. Add 2 tablespoons water so the mix holds together. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 150 C / Gas 2. Grease a baking tray.
- Roll out the mixture on a floured word surface. Using biscuit cutters, cut out shapes of your choice. Brush the biscuits with egg yolk and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly coloured, about 15 minutes.
