ALMOND TEA CAKES

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These are extremely light and delicious. I like them hot, straight out of the oven, without the extra dusted sugar. It's a little chewy and sticky, just the way I like my tea cakes! This recipe is from En-Ming Hsu, Executive Pastry Chef at the Ritz Carlton in Chicago.

Provided by Grace Lynn

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 12 tea cakes

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 ounces granulated sugar
2 ounces blanched almonds, ground fine
3 tablespoons cake flour
4 egg whites, divided use
1 tablespoon heavy cream
confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Grease mini muffin tins and set aside.
  • Sift 2 ounces of the sugar, ground almonds and cake flour in a bowl.
  • Add 1 egg white to form a paste.
  • In another bowl, whip the 3 egg whites until soft peaks form.
  • Gradually add the remaining sugar.
  • Continue to whip until the meringue is strong but not dry.
  • Fold the meringue into the almond paste mixture and add the heavy cream at the end.
  • Mix well.
  • Fill the prepapred mini muffin tins half full.
  • Bake promptly in the pre-heated oven until golden, approximately 8 to 12 minutes, depending on the size of the molds.
  • Cool the tea cakes about 5 minutes before unmolding them on a wire rack.
  • Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.
  • Store cakes in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 83.8, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 1.7, Sodium 19.8, Carbohydrate 12.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 9.8, Protein 2.5

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