Orange Tea Cakes Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 1/4 cups almonds— chopped about the size of rice kernels | ||
| Orange peel | 1/2 Pound, chopped | |
| Cake flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Powdered sugar | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Heavy cream | 1 Pint | |
| A few drops orange coloring | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 340°F
2. Grease a cookie sheet with butter.
MAKING
3. In a large mixing bowl, sift in flour and stir in the almonds, orange peel and powdered sugar.
4. Add the cream and food coloring and beat with a wooden spoon to bind into a sticky dough.
5. Spoon this batter into a pastry bag with a No. 5 or No. 6 tube nozzle attached.
6. Pipe out onto the cookie sheet, into small mounds, flattening the little tip with the back of the spoon.
7. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 10- 12 minutes dry and stiff. Do not wait for them to get browned.
8. Remove from oven and slide onto a wire rack to cool and harden.
SERVING
9. Coat one side with melted chocolate if you like and let it set.
10. Serve along with tea or coffee or use in desserts.
1. Preheat oven to 340°F
2. Grease a cookie sheet with butter.
MAKING
3. In a large mixing bowl, sift in flour and stir in the almonds, orange peel and powdered sugar.
4. Add the cream and food coloring and beat with a wooden spoon to bind into a sticky dough.
5. Spoon this batter into a pastry bag with a No. 5 or No. 6 tube nozzle attached.
6. Pipe out onto the cookie sheet, into small mounds, flattening the little tip with the back of the spoon.
7. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 10- 12 minutes dry and stiff. Do not wait for them to get browned.
8. Remove from oven and slide onto a wire rack to cool and harden.
SERVING
9. Coat one side with melted chocolate if you like and let it set.
10. Serve along with tea or coffee or use in desserts.
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