Almond Wine Biscuits Recipes

ALMOND WINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• With electric mixer cream butter and sugar until light. Add egg yolks and anise extract. Mix until blended.
• On low, add flour and wine alternately and mix well. Mix in chopped almonds to form a soft dough.
• Using a teaspoon, drop dough into slivered almonds and roll to coat.
• Place on a cookie sheet, leaving 2 inch space between. Press slightly to flatten cookies.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and place cookies on rack to cool.
• Store in air tight container.

ALMOND CHOCOLATE BISCUITS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the almonds and sugar in a food processor and blend until the consistency of flour, about 45 seconds. Pour in the egg whites and mix until the dough is smooth and loose, about 30 seconds.
• 2. Line an 8-by-11-inch cookie sheet or pan with parchment. Spread the batter with a wet spatula to evenly cover the pan in a thin layer. Bake until the batter sets and is golden brown, rotating the pan once about halfway through baking, about 18 minutes.
• 3. While still warm, cut the dough into 12 to 14 rectangular biscuits or other desired shape. (A pizza wheel makes cutting very easy.) Transfer to a cooling rack.
• 4. Meanwhile, put the chocolate in a clean microwave-safe bowl. Heat the chocolate at half power, stirring at 30-second intervals until melted, about 2 minutes. Drizzle the chocolate over the biscuits. Cool completely. Serve. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND-CHOCOLATE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 8-by-11-inch cookie sheet or pan with parchment.
• Put the almonds and sugar in a food processor and blend until the consistency of flour, about 45 seconds. Pour in the egg whites and mix until the dough is smooth and loose, about 30 seconds.
• Spread the batter with a wet spatula to evenly cover the pan in a thin layer. Bake until the batter sets and is golden brown, rotating the pan once about halfway through baking, about 18 minutes.
• While still warm, cut into 12 to 14 rectangular biscuits or other desired shape. (A pizza wheel makes cutting very easy.) Transfer to a rack to cool.
• Meanwhile, put the chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat the chocolate at half power, at 30-second increments, stirring, until melted, about 2 minutes. Drizzle the chocolate over the biscuits. Cool completely. Serve. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment. Place the egg whites in a clean bowl and whisk until they form soft peaks. Add the sugar and continue to whisk for a few mins more until the whites are glossy. Sift the flour onto the whites, spoon over the almonds, then fold everything together quickly, keeping the mixture light and airy.
• Spoon tbsps of the almond mix, well spaced apart, onto the prepared trays. Bake for 20 mins until golden. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Serve with the gooseberry fool. These biscuits are best freshly baked but will keep in a sealed container for up to a week.

ITALIAN WINE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375º.
• Mix wet ingredients into dry.
• Knead until smooth.
• Cut off piece of dough about the size of a pencil and roll between palms.
• Knot the dough like making a pretzel.
• Brush top of biscuits with milk or egg yolk.
• Bake for about 10-12 minutes.

WHOLEMEAL-ALMOND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Pulse almonds in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add flours, sugar, salt, and cinnamon, and pulse to combine. Add butter, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, pour in enough water until dough juststarts to come together on the sides of the bowl. Shape dough into a ball, and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until cold and slightly firm, no longer than 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to an 11-inch round just more than 1/4 inch thick. Cut out 3-inch circles. Carefully gather scraps of dough, reroll, and cut out remaining biscuits. Space 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake cookies until edges are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.

SAVORY ALMOND-BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

Steps:

• In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter; saute onion and garlic until tender. Cool completely. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the buttermilk, almonds, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and onion mixture; stir just until mixed. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead lightly for 1 minute. On a floured surface, roll dough to a 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Melt remaining butter and brush over warm biscuits.