Best Chinese Almond Cakes Recipes
CHINESE ALMOND CAKES
Butter cookies topped with an almond.
Provided by Rosina
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Almond Dessert Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl. Using pastry blender or knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
- Beat the egg together with 2 tablespoons of the water and the almond extract. Add this to the flour mixture and mix with a fork until dough leaves the sides of the bowl.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until it is smooth. Wrap it in foil or cling-wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Form dough into 1 inch balls and place them 3 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie to about 1/4 inch thick and press an almond into the center of each. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water and brush on cookies.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.9 calories, Carbohydrate 22.2 g, Cholesterol 42 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 119.3 mg, Sugar 8.5 g
CHINESE ALMOND CAKES
Steps:
- Into a bowl sift together the flour and the baking powder and blend in the lard, the vegetable shortening, and the sugar until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the almond extract, the egg, and 1 tablespoon water, or enough to form the mixture into a soft dough, knead the dough several times, and let it stand in a cool place for 5 minutes. Form the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and press them down with the palm of the hand to form cakes about 1/2 inch thick. Press an almond into the center of each cake and bake the cakes in batches on floured baking sheets in the middle of a preheated 375°F. oven for 5 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 300°F. and bake the cakes for 8 to 10 minutes more, or until they are light golden brown.
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