Brittle leaves

Name: Brittle leaves
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 175 g flour, 75 g sugar; 1 package Vanillin sugar; 75 g cold butter/margarine; 1 egg, 1 pinch of salt (size M); 1 Recipe shortcrust pastry; 1 TABLESPOON lemon juice, 1-2 egg yolks; 120 g flaked almonds; 2 TABLESPOONS sugar, 1-2 teaspoons icing sugar; baking paper

AUTHOR
Kelley Price

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
75 mins

TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1

175 g flour, 75 g sugar
1 package Vanillin sugar
75 g cold butter/margarine
1 egg, 1 pinch of salt (size M)
1 Recipe shortcrust pastry
1 TABLESPOON lemon juice, 1-2 egg yolks
120 g flaked almonds
2 TABLESPOONS sugar, 1-2 teaspoons icing sugar
baking paper

Directions

1
Knead flour, sugar, vanillin sugar, fat in pieces, egg, salt and lemon juice until smooth. Cover and chill for approx. 45 minutes
2
Roll out on flour 3 mm thick. Cut out about 40 leaves in a circle (approx. 8 cm Ø): cut out circles next to each other and cut out the same circles in half and in the middle to make leaves.
3
Place on baking trays lined with baking paper. Whisk the egg yolks, brush the leaves with them and sprinkle with almonds and sugar. Bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for approx. 10 minutes. Cool down, dust with icing sugar