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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Desserts => Topic started by: Thermomixer on January 14, 2010, 12:07:29 am

Title: Almond Pastry - from EDC
Post by: Thermomixer on January 14, 2010, 12:07:29 am

Quote from: judydawn on January 13, 2010, 12:25:04 pm

ALMOND PASTRY - from EDC

30g sugar
30g blanched almonds
210g plain flour
130g hard butter cut into small chunks
1/2 tspn mixed spice
salt to taste
1 medium egg yolk
3-4 tsp water or orange juice

Place sugar into TM bowl and pulverise for 3 seconds on speed 9.  Set aside.
Put almonds in TM bowl and mill for a few seconds on speed 8.
Add flour, butter, sugar, spice and salt and mix for about 10 seconds on speed 6 until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Set dial to closed lid position.
Add egg yolk and water/orange juice and mix on interval speed for 10-20 seconds to form dough.
Turn mixture onto floured board and knead lightly. Put in refrigerator for about 15 minutes before rolling out and baking at 200oC.
This recipe can be used for sweet tarts, fruit mince pies etc.

Title: Re: Almond Pastry - from EDC
Post by: meganjane on April 12, 2010, 02:50:57 am

JD, this is an old thread, but I'd like to make some of this pastry today and I was wondering how it turned out for you?

Title: Re: Almond Pastry - from EDC
Post by: cookie1 on April 12, 2010, 08:25:37 am

I used it for some of my fruit mince pies MJ and it was fine. I liked the taste of it too.

Title: Re: Almond Pastry - from EDC
Post by: judydawn on April 12, 2010, 03:31:57 pm

I haven't done it MJ - I think someone asked for it and I just copied it.

Title: Re: Almond Pastry - from EDC
Post by: meganjane on April 13, 2010, 05:54:16 am

Thanks cookie!
No worries JD, cookie says it's good.