There are things that are born almost by chancem but then take a life on their own… this is the case with this Advent period. I was looking back to my baking during the last weeks and I suddenly realized that I have taken up this trend of baking traditional cookies\/cakes from all over the world.. well, Europe maily I must say, but it’s not over yet!
\nToday’s recipe is Vanillekipferl from Austria.
\nThey’re really good and easy to make, and they’re the perfect matcj for a steamy, creamy cup of chocolate.
\nYou just need:
\n200 gr plain flour
\n100 gr sugar
\n70 gr grain hazelnuts (or almonds)
\n120 gr butter
\n1 egg
\n1\/2 vanilla bean (or vanilla aroma if you can’t find the bean)
\nicing sugar to dust on top
\nPut in a bowl the flour with the sugar and the cold butter cut into pieces. Then add the egg, the vanilla, the grain hazelnuts and start kneading with your hands. When the dough is well mixed and smooth you can start taking some bits from it, mould it with your hands forming a little cylinder and then put it onto a baking tray covered with greaseproof paper shaping it like a small croissant.
\nThen bake at 180 degrees for 20 minutes. Once they’ve cooled down, sprinkle with icing sugar and taste!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"