Light & Crispy Florentines
- 100 grams Cake flour
- 20 grams Sugar
- 20 grams Vegetable oil
- 30 grams Milk
- 1 pinch Salt
- 80 grams Sliced almonds
- 60 grams Caramel syrup
- 40 ml Milk
- To make the cookie dough Combine the vegetable oil and milk in a bowl along with the sugar and salt and mix well.
- Add the cake flour and gently mix in.
- Once the moisture has been incorporated into the dough has, put it into a plastic bag.
- (Depending on the temperature and humidity, the dough might become a bit crumbly or powdery, but don't worry.)
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, then let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Fold the dough lengthwise, then width-wise, and roll it out.
- Repeat this step 3 or more times until the dough is even, then roll out into a 3-mm thick rectangle.
- Evenly pierce the dough in several places with a fork.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 160C for 15 minutes.
- Once the middle has has browned, it's ready.
- (I use a gas oven.)
- Leave to cool on a wire rack.
- To make the almond praline: Mix the caramel syrup and milk together well, then quickly stir in the almonds.
- Pour the mixture over the cookie dough and evenly spread it out.
- Bake in a 160C oven for 15 more minutes.
- Trim off the rough edges of the dough and slice into your preferred shapes to complete.
- I usedto make the caramel syrup.
- Refer to Steps 14 and 15 of that recipe.
- To make simple caramel: 40 g sugar, 40 ml water, 40 ml milk.
- Boil everything together in a saucepan or microwave.
- To make caramel when making these a gift: 20 g sugar, 30 g honey, 10 g vegetable oil, 70 ml milk.
- Boil everything together in a saucepan or microwave.
flour, sugar, vegetable oil, milk, salt, almonds, caramel syrup, milk
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/144243-light-crispy-florentines (may not work)