Almond Raspberry Fingers

Name: Almond Raspberry Fingers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 30 biscuits
Ingredients: 125 (4 ounce) g butter; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 1 cup plain flour; 1 pinch salt; 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind; 1/3 cup raspberry jam (or other); 250 (8 ounce) g ground almonds; 2 tablespoons sugar; 2 eggs; 2 1/2 tablespoons rum (optional)

Submitted by Fouzia Parkar

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 30 biscuits

ingredients

Base
125 (4 ounce) g butter
¹⁄₂ cup icing sugar
1 cup plain flour
1 pinch salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
¹⁄₃ cup raspberry jam (or other)
Topping
250 (8 ounce) g ground almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons rum (optional)

directions

Topping: In a bowl, combine together almonds, sugar, eggs and rum.
Place this into a piping bag fitted with a large fluted tube.
Keep aside.
Base: Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
In a bowl, sift flour and salt.
Stir in butter mixture.
Add lemon juice and rind, stir until combined.
Roll this out between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper to a 9" square.
Place on oven tray.
Prick all over with fork.
Bake in moderate oven 10 – 12 minutes or until golden.
Remove from the oven and spread the jam onto it.
Pipe the topping over jam in lines 1 cm (1/2") apart.
Return to oven and bake a further 10 minutes.
Remove and cut into fingers while still warm.

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Fouzia Parkar

United Arab Emirates

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