Chinese Almond Cakes recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour ¾ cup white sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder ¾ cup butter, softened 1 egg 3 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon almond extract 36 blanched almonds 1 egg yolk
Nutrition Info
- 184.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 22.2 gcholesterol: 42 mgfat: 9.6 gfiber: 0.7 gprotein: 2.9 gsaturatedFat: 5.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 119.3 mgsugar: 8.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chinese Almond Cakes
Directions
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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.