One of the delicacies of delicacies for tea is almond biscuits, which can be served in dozens of variations. Since it has found a place in the culinary tradition of a huge number of people, choosing a recipe for taste becomes a difficult task: with chopped kernels or wholly, with the addition of citrus or chocolate - such an assortment will turn the head of even an experienced sweet tooth.
Biscuits of almond flour
Almond cookies are a classic recipe, although relatively recent in our space due to the former deficit of "exotic" products on store shelves. Sweetness of this kind will appeal to lovers of viscous, buttery biscuits, and fans of crunchy and airy options. Depending on the desired result, you can use the same recipes and vary only the baking time and temperature.
Almond Shortbread Cookies
The crumbly sandy version of the delicacy always kept its position on the confectionery pedestal due to the ability to literally dissolve in the mouth. All thanks to not only the right combination and proportions of components, but also the way of molding. Almond shortbread cookie is an elementary recipe and completely repeats the classical technology. To get the best result, roll the mass not with a rolling pin, but mold the balls by hand, so it will be more gentle and airy.
Ingredients:
- wheat flour - 2 ¼ st .;
- softened butter - 250 g;
- powdered sugar - 100 g;
- vanilla extract - 2 tsp.
- almonds crushed - 1 tbsp.
Preparation
- Whip the butter together with the powder and aromatic additive until a creamy consistency is obtained.
- Add dry ingredients and connect all together with a wooden spatula.
- Form balls with a diameter of about 2.5 cm and lay them on parchment.
- Cook at 160 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
Almond cookies with lemon
Citrus peel always refreshes the dish not only with its aroma, but also with its taste. For the following variation, a lemon is used, but for variability it is possible to replace it with a similar amount of orange peel, grapefruit (will give a noble bitterness), and in the winter season - mandarin. In the absence of fresh fruits with an imitation of their smell, the confectionery perfume will be a perfect match.
Ingredients:
- sugar - 90 g;
- lemon peel - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- nut flour - 280 g;
- margarine - 260 g.
Preparation
- Sweetener together with citrus peel should be shoveled.
- Then start to mix the mixture with cubes of cold margarine, adding it in small portions.
- The latter is sent to the mixture of nut flour.
- Beating is stopped as soon as the dough is collected in a single lump that is wrapped in a film and sent to the cold for three hours.
- By the way, almond biscuits with lemon - a recipe that allows you to stock up on treats for future use, as the billet can be stored in the freezer for up to a month.
- The cooled billet is divided into 34 balls and sent to the oven for 10 minutes at 180.
Almond-nut cookies
If a simple almond cookie is not able to surprise you, then double the number of nuts, using them not only at the base, but also to sprinkle the products, which will help to diversify the texture of sweetness due to an advantageous combination of viscous and soft consistency with ruddy and crispy appearance. For sprinkling it is best to use not whole kernels, but those that are cut with petals, such a step will give the dish an even more attractive look.
Ingredients:
- oil - 250 g;
- sugar - 150 g;
- nut flour - 2 items;
- baking powder - 2 tsp;
- petals for decoration.
Preparation
- Before you make an almond cookie at home, first beat a couple of elements from the list to the consistency of the cream.
- Separately, connect the remaining dry ingredients and start pouring them into the resulting mass.
- Almond walnut cookies - the recipe is fast, because right after mixing it can be divided into portions, rolled and sprinkled with petals.
- A quarter of an hour in the oven at 150 degrees and you can start tasting.
Almond-chocolate biscuits
Almond-chocolate biscuit is a recipe that is guaranteed to stand out against the background of other delicacies on the table, not only with its own taste, but also with an unusual appearance: a chocolate paste is deposited in the center of each serving, after baking and cooling of the products, playing the role of a kind of filling. Instead of the latter in the course you can put in a proven recipe for cream with chocolate .
Ingredients:
- almond flour - 2 items;
- baking powder - 2/3 tsp.
- walnut paste - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- honey - 50 ml;
- milk - 30 ml;
- chocolate paste for serving.
Preparation
- In the framework of this option, there is no need to follow a certain order of pawning products: all the top five from the list can be safely sent under the whiskers of the mixer and whipped until homogeneous.
- The resulting mass after half-hour cooling is molded into balls and makes a notch in the center of the finger.
- After 6-8 minutes of baking at 180, the almond biscuit is cooled and filled with chocolate paste using a confectionery bag.
Italian Almond Biscuits
An alternative to the usual drying to tea will be an almond cookie, the recipe of which is described below. At home, biscotti is served to coffee beverages, but no one forbids breaking the tradition to their liking. One way or another, hot drink when eating is mandatory, because it is customary to pre-soak a well-dried in the oven delicacy.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 3 pieces;
- cane sugar - 150 g;
- soda - 1 teaspoon;
- flour - 300 g;
- Almond kernels - 100 g;
- a peel of one lemon;
- olive oil - 100 ml.
Preparation
- Combining vegetable fat with zest, eggs and soda, pour the nucleus.
- Batch pour the flour until you get a firm and pleasant dough.
- Roll it into a log and cut it.
- Dry the almond cookie for a quarter of an hour at 180.
Cookies from almond petals
Almond cookies without flour - a good alternative for all those who do not tolerate gluten or for any reason decided to abandon cereal products. This delicacy consists of petals alone, which are combined with a sweetener and proteins acting as a binder. After heat treatment, you get a sweetness, very reminiscent of the familiar kozinaki.
Ingredients:
- petals - 2 items;
- sugar - 150 g;
- proteins - 2 pcs.
Preparation
- Connect all the ingredients together and place the portions in a thin layer on the oiled parchment.
- Crispy almond cookies made from flakes are prepared for a quarter of an hour at 150 degrees.
French almond cookies
In addition to the famous bright macaroni, the French cuisine gave the world another biscuit from almond flour, the recipe of which is no less popular. The air shells "Madeleine" require for their baking a special form with the same name, which is not problematic to find in any specialized shop for confectioners, and to embody a restaurant masterpiece in your kitchen.
Ingredients:
- eggs - 2 pieces;
- extract of vanilla - ¾ tsp;
- almond flour - 130 g;
- sugar - 70 g;
- margarine - 50 g.
Preparation
- After beating the last couple of ingredients in the cream, add eggs and fragrance along with almond flour to them.
- The received dough distribute on special forms.
- Cook the almond cookies for 15-17 minutes at 190 degrees.