Punched Potatoes

Recipes

Almond Squares

2013-02-25

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Ingredients (6 squares)

For the dough:

  • 200g flour (or 1+2/3 cups)
  • 100g butter (or a little less than 1/2 cup)
  • 200g sugar (or 1 cup)
  • 2 eggs

For the filling:

  • 100g sugar (or 1/2 cup)
  • 100g butter (or a little less than 1/2 cup)
  • 125g pealed and slivered almonds (or 4.4oz)
  • 0,5dl milk (or a little less than 1/4 cup)

Instructions (Time: 1 hour)

For the dough:

Sift the flour to your counter top. Add the sugar and make a well in the middle. Add the eggs and the butter cut into small pieces. Work the dough for a bit until all the ingredients are mixed.

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Place the dough in a tart tin and bake in the oven at 200ºC (390ºF) until it turns golden (~15 minutes).

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Let it cool down a bit while you make the filling.

For the filling:

Mix the almonds with the sugar, the butter and the milk in a pan. Bring to a boil and keep stirring until it thickens. Spread on top of the base and place in the oven at 220ºC (430ºF) until it turns golden.  

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Let it cool down before removing from the tin. Serve as a tart or cut it into squares and serve with some vanilla ice cream. 

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