EGG FREE ALMOND BISCUITS RECIPE

Here's the recipe I promised a couple of days ago:

It's taken from an old Be-ro soft backed cookbook
 that my mum used to use  when I was little in the 50's.
 I dont think its published anymore,(mine is minus its covers!)
 but it is  very good for basic baking recipes.

Ingredients:

-6 oz self-raising flour

-pinch of salt

-3 oz caster sugar

2 oz ground almonds

5 oz margarine(or butter)

3 or 4 drops of almond essence

a few blanched almonds

Traditional method

1. Prepare the oven- 350ºf, 180C
    ( 160 for convection oven) or gas 4.

2. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and rub in margarine.

3.Add almond essence. Mix well
   and bring together using your hands.

4. Roll out thinly and  cut out rounds.

5. Place on a baking tray.

 

6.  Add half a blanched almond to each.

7. Bake for about 15 minutes.

THERMOMIX

Place  softened  margarine  in the thermomix.

Add the rest of ingredients.

Mix for 30sec at speed 6. adding the essence  after 20 secs.

Empty on a floured surface an form a ball.

Continue as traditional method from  point 4.

Coming out of the oven a  pale golden colour......

Ingredientes:

-175g harina tipo bizcochona(con levadura incorporada)

-pellizco de sal

-75g azucar blanquilla

-50g almendra  en harina

-150g margarina o mantequilla.

-una gotas de eséncia de almendra.

-unas cuantas almendras crudas.

HORNO:  15minutos   180ºC (160ºC horno con aire)

Metodo tradicional.

1. Mezclar ingredientes secos.
Añadir la mantequilla en trocitos
y hacer migas finitas con las manos.

2.Añadir la esencia de almendra
 y usar las manos para formar una bola.

3.Extender  con el rodillo
 y cortar formas con la cortapastas.

4.Colocar en una bandeja de horno
 cubierto con papel de horno o silicona.

5. Se puede añadir media almendra cruda
   a cada galleta antes de hornear.

Dejar enfriar en una bandeja de rejillas.
Una vez completamente frias,
 se pueden guardar en un pote hermetico o
  lata para galletas.

Son buenas para acompañar al café o  a un postre de chocolate!

Variante:

Algunas galletas las hornee sin almendra.
Una vez frias las metí en chocolate derritido
 y pasé una forquilla para dar un dibujo ondulado.
Las dejé sobre papel sulfurizado para secar.

Tambien se puede esparcir  un poco de
 almendra tostada  triturada  antes de hornear.

 

 

 

I hope you lke this recipe!

 

¡Espero que os guste la receta!

UN PASEO POR LA PLAYA PARA COMENZAR BIEN LA SEMANA // AN EARLY MORNING WALK BENEATH A SKY THREATENING RAIN // SCONES FOR BREAKFAST

 

 

This morning I took a walk down to the beach,

 about 8.30am for some fresh air.

It looked really menacing. The sea was almost green!

It certainly woke me up! Strong winds,too!

 

 

 

Solitario paseo por la playa de Torredembarra
 un lunes por la mañana. Finalmente no llovió
pero el viento se dejó notar.......

Can you spot the seagull?

El mar  se teñia de un color casi verde !
 Seguro que mis pulmones
 se han beneficiado del paseo!!
(Normalmente,espero que haga un poco de sol
para mis paseos matinales,pero me encantó
tener practicamente toda la playa para mi sola!!)



Of course,when I got back home,

 I WAS STARVING HUNGRY!!!

TENIA UN HAMBRE ATROZ!!

So,what better than to have a hot steaming Latte

                                         
and warm homemade scones

which I made over the week end

with   melting butter  and fruity raspberry jam!!!
MMMMmmmmmmmmmm.

They didnt last for long!
Well, I was SOOO hungry!

 

First, a generous layer of  butter

 

Primer, una buena capa de mantequilla

que se deshacía con la calor del "scone"

 

 

 

 

Then a good dollop of my favourite raspberry jam !

 

Después dos buenas cucharadas

 de mermelada de frambuesa!

 

 

 

 

Now comes the best bit!

Nyam! Nyam!Nyam!

 

Y  .....a comer!

 

 

 

Well, they didnt last long.......!

(Please dont think I usually have such a delicious start to the day,

 its normally tea or coffee plus toast !)

 

 

That reminds me of when I worked as a private nurse

 MANY years ago, as live in nurse and companion

 to an elderly lady in the early stages of Alzeimer.

 

She had a cook/housekeeper who made scones

 EVERY morning for the lady in question.

She always  left the top of the milk out in the cold pantry

overnight for it to turn sour. Those scones were

absolutely scrumptious.

 

I think my penchant for scones comes from that time!

I sometimes buy buttermilk from Lidl,

or use sour cream from Carrefour.

Or whipping cream,

now that gives a lovely texture.

I often use my standby thermomix recipe,

 but also use traditional method.

 

The important thing is to handle the absolute minimum

and leave for a while before cutting rounds to go in the oven.

 

And I often add things

 

HINTS: a few chopped dates and walnuts ...out of this world.

No need for jam with these.

 

or substitute  up to a quarter of the flour with oat flour.

That gives a softer scone,quite delicious.

 

And if you want them with more texture

 you can add some jumbo oats to the flour

 and sprinkle more on top.

 

And you can even add m and m's or smarties!

(not my choice)

In fact, wherever your imagination takes you!

 

 

 

 

 

BON APETIT!

BON PROFIT!

 

ENJOY!!

(I certaintly did!!)