Ingredients for Chinese Almond Cakes recipe
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon almond extract
36 blanched almonds
1 egg yolk
Directions
Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl.
Using pastry blender or knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles
coarse cornmeal.
Beat the egg together with 2 tablespoons of the water and the
almond extract. Add this to the flour mixture and mix with a fork
until dough leaves the sides of the bowl.
On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until it is smooth.
Wrap it in foil or cling-wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Form dough into 1 inch balls and place them 3 inch apart on
ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie to about 1/4 inch
thick and press an almond into the center of each. Beat egg yolk
with 1 tablespoon water and brush on cookies.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to
cool.
