Thursday, October 1, 2009

Almond London

Biskut wajib Aidilfitri sejak dari 90-an lagi. Tak tahu lah dari mana asal namanya yang unik tu. Hasil Google jumpa blog Teratak Chetam. Banyak variasi resipi dalam blog ni. Saya ambil yang paling ringkas dan masukkan di sini ya. Selamat mencuba!

A must have biscuits during Eidul-fitri since the 90's. I have no idea the origins of the unique name. Google returns Teratak Chetam blog for the recipe. You can find a lot of variations there. One of the simplest I copied and pasted below. Give it a try!

ALMOND LONDON (kredit dari blog Chetam)
Amy Beh, Sumber : Kuali, The Star

Bahan-bahan:
125 g mentega
75 g gula icing
1 kuning telur

Ayak Bersama:
225 g tepung gandum
1/2 tsp tepung beras

300 g badam (dipanggang)
450 g coklat masakan (dicairkan)
Badam cincang (dipanggang)
Mangkuk kertas

Cara-cara:
Pukul butter dan gula hingga kembang. Masukkan kuning telur. Pukul lagi. Masukkan bahan kering yang sudah di ayak. Adun sehingga menjadi doh yang boleh dibentuk.

Ambil sedikit doh, saiz sebesar guli, balut badam dan bentukkan menjadi sebiji bola.

Letakkan doh dalam loyang yang bergris. Bakar dalam oven yang telah dipanaskan terlebih dahulu pada suhu 175C selama 20-25 minitatau sehingga masak dan keemasan. Sejukkan apabila sudah masak.

Letakkan cookies ke dalam mangkuk kertas dan tuang coklat yang dicairkan di atasnya. Hiaskan dengan badam yang dicincang.


Ingredients:
125 g butter
75 g icing sugar
1 egg (yolk only)

Sift together:
225 g plain/wheat flour
1/2 tsp rice flour

300 g almonds (baked)
450 g cooking chocolate (melted)
Chopped almonds (baked) for decoration
Small paper cups


Methods:
Beat well butter and icing sugar. Add egg yolk to the batter and beat well. Add sifted flours and knead well to form a dough.

Take a bit of dough, about the size of a marble and form little disc, place the almond on top and wrap it tightly with the dough.

Carefully arranged them on a well greased tray. Bake in a 175C pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. Let them cool down for a couple of minutes.

Next, put them in the paper cups and pour melted cooking chocolate on top. Lastly, garnish with the chopped almonds on top and you're done.

2 comments:

  1. yummmmm looks cool can i take a bite lolz

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  2. You're more than welcome to. :)
    This is a must have biscuit during Eidul Fitri here in Malaysia. It's tasty and you got almonds all over the place, on top and inside. No wonder it's famous!

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