How to make Almond Tea Cakes

Sanjeev Kapoor

This recipe is from FoodFood TV channel & has featured on Hi Tea.

Main Ingredients : Almond powder (आलमंड पावडर), Refined Flour

Cuisine : British

Course : Snacks and Starters


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Almond Tea Cakes

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British cuisine has always been a multicultural - a pot pourri of eclectic styles.  However Britain's culinary expertise is not new! In the past British cooking was amongst the best in the world.  Traditional British cuisine is substantial, yet simple and wholesome. 
British cuisine today has a variety that wipes off the image of grey boiled meat.   In London especially, one can not only experiment with the best of British, but the best of the world as there are many distinct ethnic cuisines to sample, Chinese, Indian, Italian and Greek restaurants are amongst the most popular.

Prep Time : 26-30 minutes

Cook time : 16-20 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Sweet

Ingredients for Almond Tea Cakes Recipe

  • Almond powder 2 cups

  • Refined Flour 3/4 cup

  • Vanilla essence 4 teaspoons

  • Eggs 2

  • Refined flour 4 cups

  • Baking powder 1 teaspoon

  • Milk for brushing

  • Icing sugar for dusting

  • Almond slivers for decoration

  • Filling

  • Almond powder 1/2 cup

  • Egg white 1

  • Castor sugar 1/2 cup

  • Juice of 1 lemon

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven at 180°C.

Step 2

Cream butter and sugar in a bowl with the help of a beater till fluffy.

Step 3

Add vanilla essence and eggs and beat well.

Step 4

Add refined flour and baking powder, mix well into a soft dough. Divide the dough into equal portions reserving some dough and refrigerate for sometime.

Step 5

To make filling, take egg white in a bowl. Add castor sugar and beat well.

Step 6

Add lemon juice and beat well. Add almond powder and beat again.

Step 7

Line individual cupcake moulds with refrigerated dough portions making a cup, add little filling in the cups filling ¾. Seal the cups with portions of reserved dough covering from top and brush milk on top.

Step 8

Place the cupcake moulds in the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or till golden.

Step 9

Place cupcake moulds on as serving platter. Dust icing sugar on top and sprinkle almond slivers on top.

Step 10

Serve immediately.

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MasterChef Sanjeev Kapoor

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.