Kourabiedes

Name: Kourabiedes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 30 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 100 g blanched almonds; 250 g butter, softened; 60 g icing sugar; 1 egg yolk; 2 tbsp brandy; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 400 g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tbsp rose water; 250 g icing sugar, for coating

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Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Total60 min

The Greek Christmas butter biscuits — a short almond dough made with long-whipped butter and a splash of brandy, baked pale, sprinkled with rose water and buried in icing sugar. Whipping the butter for a full ten minutes gives their melting, sandy texture.

Ingredients

Serves:30

100 g blanched almonds
250 g butter, softened
60 g icing sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp brandy
1 tsp vanilla extract
400 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp rose water
250 g icing sugar, for coating

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

170kcal · per serving

2.2g

Protein

21.4g

Carbs

8.7g

Fat

Recipe total: 5109 kcal · P 66.5g · C 641g · F 261.2g

Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Heat the oven to 180°C. Toast the almonds on a tray for 6–8 minutes, until pale golden, then cool and chop them finely.
2
Beat the butter with the 60 g of icing sugar on high speed for 10 minutes, until very pale and fluffy.
3
Beat in the egg yolk, brandy and vanilla.
4
Sift the flour with the baking powder and work it in gradually by hand together with the almonds, just until a soft dough forms that does not stick.
5
Shape into crescents or balls of about 25 g and set them on trays lined with baking paper.
6
Bake for 18–20 minutes, until barely golden underneath; the tops should stay pale.
7
Leave for 5 minutes, then sprinkle the warm biscuits with the rose water.
8
Sift a thick layer of icing sugar onto a tray, set the biscuits on it and sift the rest over them until they are completely buried. Leave to cool before storing them in a tin.

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Questions and answers

How long does Kourabiedes take to make?

About 60 minutes: 30 min prep and 30 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Kourabiedes?

9 ingredients: blanched almonds, butter, icing sugar, egg yolk, brandy, vanilla extract, plain flour, baking powder, rose water.

How many servings does this Kourabiedes recipe make?

30 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Kourabiedes?

About 170 kcal, with 2.2 g protein, 21.4 g carbohydrate and 8.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Kourabiedes recipe suit?

It is vegetarian.

What cuisine is Kourabiedes?

Kourabiedes comes from Greek cuisine.

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