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Almond petit four biscuits on a metal cooling rack.
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4.80 from 5 votes

Almond Petit Fours

Little almond cookies, traditional French petit fours
Course Baking
Cuisine French
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 10 biscuits
Calories 49kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Sift the ground almonds and caster sugar into a bowl.
    55 g ground almonds, 42 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • Whisk the egg white in another large bowl using an electric hand whisk, until it has stiff peaks.
    1 egg white
  • Fold the ground almond and sugar mixture into the egg white, with the vanilla extract.
    ½ tsp 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℃ / 350℉ 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.
    A little milk and sugar to glaze

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 5mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg