257. Sandwich Biscuit Star

You know how there are different ways to eat a sandwich biscuit? Well, I just discovered that my typical way tends to create a star-like shape...

The picture is still on my friends phone, I'll post it later. For now, you may try to figure out what I did, shouldn't be too hard. ;)

Update: Almost forgot about the picture...

 

104. More Biscuits

I have just returned from a wonderful weekend with my sister and we spent a large protion of today baking - this time the very original traditional and simple Christmas biscuits made of shortcrust pastry we used to make as children. Here's a part of the result - not yet decorated as I had to catch my train:

86. Cinnamon Stars

Yay, I made my first Christmas buiscuits this year! :) A mass of stars:

They are incredibly delicious - and surprisingly soft! (I kept hearing people say that it's quite a challenge to keep them from becoming too hard... looks like I found the perfect recipe.^^) But careful! They might give you a sweetness overdose. ;)

This is the miraculous recipe I used (I'm translating the German one without much knowledge of English kitchen terms, so please forgive the use of some unusual expressions^^) :

for the dough:

450 g ground almonds

250 g icing sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

2 egg whites

2 tbs. almond liqueur

for the icing:

1 egg white

125 g icing sugar

Mix dry ingredients for the dough, then add egg whites and liqueur. Knead everything until evenly smooth. Spread some icing sugar on a surface and roll out the dough about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out stars of approx. 2 inches (dip cutter in icing sugar every now and then) and place them on a baking sheet (or rather: two) lined with parchment.

Beat the egg white for the icing until it's stiff, keep beating and gradually add icing sugar. Spread icing on the stars (using a pastry brush or a spoon).

Bake in preheated oven at 150°C (300°F) for 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy! :)