Banquet - Dutch almond cookies
Votes: 1
Time: 40 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 4 snacks
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 4 snacks
Marzipan is considered one of the most popular baked goods in the Netherlands. Christmas sweets are especially incomplete without it: candies, cookies, buns, and many other confections can be enjoyed with this enchanting aroma and flavor of almonds. Banquette, a layered roll with a marzipan filling, is also often baked during the winter holidays. Its recipe is quite simple, but the taste is unforgettable. Banquettes are baked as long rolls, similar to baguettes, or thin rolls are often formed into letters. If baked at home, these letters usually represent the initials of each family member.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 2 cups premium flour
- 1 cup cold butter
- 0.5 cups of cold water
- 1.5 cups almond paste
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 egg white, beaten
- Demerara sugar for sprinkling
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- In a large bowl, cut the cold butter into the flour until crumbly. Make a well in the center and add cold water. Form the dough into a ball. Don't overwork it! Refrigerate the dough.
- Preheat oven to 230°C. Grease two baking sheets.
- In a medium bowl, combine almond mass, eggs, sugar, almond extract and salt.
- Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll out 37 cm long strips. Place the filling down the center of each strip of dough. Roll the strips into a roll and press the edges to seal.
- Place the strips 5 cm apart on baking sheets. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Slice, cool, and enjoy!
Categories:
recipe / Festive dishes / Christmas / Desserts / Cookie / Donuts, pies, buns / Appetizers / Snacks / European cuisine
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