Kourabiedes

desserts Balkan cuisine guests
Total: 1 hr 31 min. | Active: 35 min.
vegetarian

Imagine delicate, light and crumbly biscuits with a delicious, unmistakable vanilla flavour. Or sweet treats that melt in the mouth as soon as you bite into them. Very soon you want another, and another, until you've polished them all off! The whole family will absolutely adore these Greek biscuits. Whether you have them with a glass of milk or a cup of tea or coffee, they are simply irresistible either way.

Recipe by:
Sarah - Fragola & Limone

Ingredients

for 40 pieces

Dough
250 g butter, soft
60 g icing sugar
1  fresh egg yolk
1 tbsp brandy
½ tsp bourbon vanilla powder
1 pinch salt
300 g white flour
1 tsp baking powder
60 g flaked almonds, roasted, left to cool
To bake
150 g icing sugar

How it's done

Dough

In a bowl, beat the butter using the whisk on a mixer for approx. 5 mins. until the butter is slightly fluffy. Mix in the icing sugar and all the other ingredients up to and including the salt. Combine the flour and baking powder, sieve in, add the almonds, mix. Shape the dough into a ball, flatten, wrap in cling film and chill for approx. 20 mins.

To shape

Shape the dough into approx. 40 cherry-sized balls. Place on two baking trays lined with baking paper, leaving a little room between each ball. Cover and chill for approx. 20 mins.

To bake

Approx. 16 mins. per tray in an oven preheated to 170 °C (convection). Remove from the oven, allow to cool for approx. 10 mins. Place the biscuits on a rack, leave to cool for a further 10 mins., turn the biscuits in the icing sugar, leave to cool completely.

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