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    Home » Pâtisserie » Almond Petit Fours

    Published on Jan 26, 2016. Modified on Nov 25, 2018 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 8 Comments

    Almond Petit Fours

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    I turned to my trusty Cordon Bleu baking book from the late 70s for Perfecting Patisserie this month. As a child I remember my mum cooking from it, her profiteroles in particular were very popular at dinner parties, as was her hazelnut meringue!

    Almond petit fours

    The book is full of patisserie recipes from Gateau Moka to bateaux de miel with plenty more in between. The book doesn’t include photos for all of the recipes which adds to the mystery a bit – I can imagine myself wondering what on earth some things are supposed to look like! I plan to try more of the more ambitious recipes soon, as well as the basic pastry and sponge recipes.

    As I am currently having intentions towards healthy eating, I decided to make something quite small which wouldn’t put me off track. The petits fours aux amandes, or almond petit fours, caught my eye as I do like almond biscuits. I halved the quantities in the book  to make a smaller batch.

     

    Almond petit fours

     

    Almond Petit Fours

    Little almond cookies, traditional French petit fours
    4.75 from 4 votes
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    Course: Baking
    Cuisine: French
    Keyword: petit four
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 10 biscuits
    Calories: 49kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    • 55 g ground almonds
    • 42 g caster sugar
    • 1 egg white
    • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
    • A little milk and sugar to glaze
    UK Measurements - US Measurements

    Instructions 

    • Sift the ground almonds and caster sugar into a bowl.
    • Whisk the egg white in another large bowl using an electric hand whisk, until it has stiff peaks.
    • Fold the ground almond and sugar mixture into the egg white, with the vanilla extract.
    • Put the mixture in a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe shapes onto a lined baking tray, allowing space between them.
    • Bake at 180 degrees for 13-15 minutes.
    • Remove from the oven and brush with a mixture of two tablespoons of milk and one tablespoon of sugar. Allow to cool.

    Notes

    • Makes 10 small biscuits, double the quantities for a larger batch
    • Adapted from Baking 2, Cordon Bleu, 1971
    • I didn't add any further decoration to my petit fours but typically they are decorated by adding either almond slices, glace cherries or angelica on the top.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a review and rating in the comments at the bottom of the post. If you post your creation on Instagram, tag me @bakingqueen74 or use hashtag #bakingqueen74!

    Linking this up with Perfecting Patisserie for January.

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    Comments

    1. Jac -Tinned Tomatoes (@tinnedtoms) says

      January 30, 2016 at 1:44 pm

      I’ve never tried these before. I really need to get back into baking again. Stumbled, pinned and yummed 🙂

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 31, 2016 at 11:24 pm

        These take about five minutes to make so are perfect!

        Reply
    2. TheVegSpace says

      January 30, 2016 at 8:25 am

      They look so pretty Lucy, and like they would really melt in the mouth. Perfect for a little sweet treat!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 31, 2016 at 11:25 pm

        That’s just right, they did just melt away, so easy to bake too 🙂

        Reply
    3. Helen Costello (@CasaCostello) says

      January 29, 2016 at 10:59 pm

      Mmm I could devour anything containing almonds and particularly when they look as lush as these. I wish my intentions to lose weight were stronger but I have to admit I would happily munch my way through most of these! x

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      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 31, 2016 at 11:25 pm

        The key here is that these quantities only made about 8-10 so they weren’t too damaging! Hee hee

        Reply
    4. Andrea @ Made With Pink says

      January 29, 2016 at 10:01 pm

      Ooh I remember these!! I haven’t seen them in ages, but remember eating them as a child, and I loved them. Thanks for sharing and bringing back happy memories.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 31, 2016 at 11:26 pm

        That’s lovely Andrea, I am glad to hear they bring back memories

        Reply

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