Thursday, October 18, 2007

Almond Shortbreads (Kue Putri Salju)









Almond Shortbreads

  • 250 gr Butter
  • 100 gr Caster sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 200 gr Almond meal, roasted, cooled
  • 250 gr plain flour

60 gr Icing Sugar , to dust

  1. Preheat oven to 170 Degrees
  2. Place butter and sugar in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer for 3 mins, until pale and fluffy.
  3. Sift flour over bowl, add almond meal and knead for 1 minutes, gently roll a portion onto a lightly floured surface to thickness of 5 mm (1/4 inch), cut out shapes with cutter.
  4. Bake for 15-20 mins, or until lightly golden.
  5. Allow to cool in the trays.
  6. Dust with icing sugar.

2 comments:

WokandSpoon said...

Hello! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I see you live in Melbourne! I'm from Melbourne as well! These almond cookies look lovely!

Ti said...

wokandspoon:Oh really? do you miss melbourne? this is beautiful city.