1 cup ground almond 1 2/3 cup powder sugar 3 egg whites, lightly whisked
Garnish: 8 almond halves
Place all the ingredients in a medium sized pot. Stir constantly and heat it up with just under medium heat. Do not boil! To measure that the temperature is right is to dip your pinkie in it. It should be warm but shouldn't burn.
Take the pot from the heat and pour it into a heat proof dish. Let it cool down. Meanwhile oil eight 5 cm diameter paper baking cups (I used spray oil). Spoon out the mixture equally into the oiled paper baking cups. Place the almonds on top. Then place the cups on an oven tray.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C). Then turn down the heat to 240 F (120 C) and put the tray in the oven. Bake for about 45 minutes without opening the oven door. If you open the oven door, The Almond Cookies will droop! Let them cool down before serving traditional Turkish Almond Cookies.
ORANGE BISCUITS
Dough: 125 gr (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup sugar 1 egg yolk 1 orange zest 1 cup + 2 tbsp flour
Orange Butter Cream: 2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup icing sugar 1 tsp orange zest 1 tbsp orange juice
Blend well the butter and sugar with a mixer. Add the egg yolk and orange zest. Slowly add flour, kneading with your hand. Don't knead too much. When the dough comes together, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes in the fridge.
Make a 0.5 cm thick dough with the roller on the counter. Cut the dough with 5 cm wide cookie cutters (picture). Make 24 pieces. Put parchment paper on the oven tray and place the cookie doughs on it.
Preheat the oven to 375 F (180 C). Place the oven tray on the middle rack of the oven. Bake for about 15 minutes. Arrange them on the wire rack so they cool down.
Meanwhile, to make the cream, whisk the butter while slowly adding the icing sugar. Add the orange zest and orange juice, stir. Turn half of the biscuits (12) upside down and spread the filling on them. Then stack the remaining half on top. Sprinkle some icing sugar on top.
** If you like you don't have to use the Orange Butter Cream
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wow they sound and look delicious. I never buy this kind of stuff I just eat the whole lot. I'm an all or nothing kinda gal!!
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