Nut Triangles With Almond Paste
- 300 g flour
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 60 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 small egg
- 125 g butter
- 200 g almond paste
- 2 tablespoons brandy
- 400 g finely ground hazelnuts
- 150 g butter
- 100 g creme fraiche
- 250 g sugar
- 200 g dark chocolate
- For the dough.
- Mix flour and baking powder.
- Add sugar, salt, egg and butter pieces.
- Knead all ingredients together to make a firm dough.
- Roll dough thinly and evenly onto a baking sheet.
- For the topping.
- Grate almond paste on a grater into a bowl and add brandy and hazelnuts.
- Melt butter in a pot and add creme fraiche and sugar.
- Boil once.
- Add this mixture to the hazelnuts and brandy in the bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Spread the topping evenly onto the dough and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Cool pastry and cut into 12 squares.
- Cut each square diagonally to make a total of 24 triangles.
- Melt chocolate and dunk two of the three triangle corners into the chocolate.
- Repeat with all triangles.
- Delicious!
flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, egg, butter, almond paste, brandy, ground hazelnuts, butter, creme fraiche, sugar, dark chocolate
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nut-triangles-with-almond-paste-167207 (may not work)