VIENNESE FINGERS FROM AUSTRIA
List of Ingredients
- 3/4 CUP UNSALTED BUTTER
- 1 EGG
- 3/4 CUP SUGAR
- 1 TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT
- 1 1/2 CUP FLOUR
- 1/2 CUP CORNSTARCH
- 1 CUP GROUND ALMONDS OR HAZELNUTS
- 1 CUP STRAWBERRY JAM
- CHOCOLATE GLAZE, OPTIONAL
- CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
- 2 TABLESPOONS WATER
- 1 TABLESPOON UNSALTED BUTTER
- 2 TABLESPOONS COCOA
- 1 TABLESPOON LIGHT CORN SYRUP
- 1 1/4 CUP POWDERED SUGAR
Instructions
- CREAM BUTTER, EGG AND SUGAR.
- STIR IN ALMOND EXTRACT.
- ADD FLOUR, CORNSTARCH, AND NUTS.
- MIX UNTIL SMOOTH.
- LET DOUGH SIT FOR ONE HOUR.
- FILL PASTRY BAG WITH MIXTURE.
- USE FLUTED NOZZLE, PRESS THROUGH BAG.
- FORM 4 INCH FINGERS.
- PLACE ON GREASED COOKIE SHEET
- BAKE 325 DEGREES ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR TIL GOLDEN
- COOL SLIGHTLY.
- SPREAD JAM ON EACH FINGER. PRESS 2 TOGETHER.
- TO CHOCOLATE GLAZE, DIP ONE END INTO GLAZE
- TO MAKE GLAZE; IN A DOUBLE BOILER COMBINE WATER, MARGARINE,COCOA, AND SYRUP
- HEAT SLOWLY, STIR CONSTANTLY UNTIL DISSOLVED.
- REMOVE FRM HEAT. ADD SUGAR UNTIL IT IS A THIN GLAZE.
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