I have been eyeing to bake this recipe for quite awhile......at first I was thinking of using pineapple as filling....and everyday I've been looking, and looking at this recipe but lazy bug was inside me and wasn't even feeling wanted to lift up my legs to stand long hours in the kitchen. But at last, it was the kumquat makes me do it!
Kumquat
Almond Pie Cookies
Recipe inspired from Sweet Explorations
Ingredients
226g
butter, room temperature
160g
sugar
1 egg
1 tsp
vanilla extract
3 cups (I
used 420g) plain flour
Filling
½ cup
Kumquat Jam *
(puree
the sweetened kumquat with 2 tbsp almond meal)
Method
In a bowl
of electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed till soft and
fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla extract. Add in all the flour on low speed till dough
comes together.
Divide
the dough equally into 2 and wrap each dough in between plastic wrap and
refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
Preheat
oven to 180Celcius.
Roll out
dough and using your cookie cutter, cut out round or square shape to
your likings (I used a 3" round cutter). Sandwich in between with 2
tsp Kumquat Almond Jam and light press to seal the edges.
Bake the
cookies for 12 minutes or lightly brown at edges.
* To make the Kumquat Jam
20 kumquats
Sugar
Water
Weigh kumquats and prepare half amount of water (in weight) and half amount of sugar (ratio: 2:1:1, kumquat:water:sugar, eg : 200gm:100gm:100gm)
Slice half kumquats and remove seeds. Put cleaned kumquats, sugar and water into a saucepan and cook (on medium heat) until the kumquat looks glossy and soft.
Sugar
Water
Weigh kumquats and prepare half amount of water (in weight) and half amount of sugar (ratio: 2:1:1, kumquat:water:sugar, eg : 200gm:100gm:100gm)
Slice half kumquats and remove seeds. Put cleaned kumquats, sugar and water into a saucepan and cook (on medium heat) until the kumquat looks glossy and soft.
My cookies didn't do that good compare to Francois of SweetExplorations, as the top was not smooth looking compare to his! BUT.....nevertheless it was good in taste the cookies! I wasn't really happy the result of my cookies and was not prepare to post to share it out but the yummylicious make me do it!
YUM!
Mel, you are so cute! Kumquat can make you jump up and do things. Your cookies do look like pineapple tarts except for the colour.
ReplyDeleteYes, the word kumquat struck me, but in a very pleasant way. Love the look of the pastry! I'd trade in my mince pies for these any day.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Miss Kumquat! hehe... I think these lovely cookies are great for CNY too! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Mel,
ReplyDeleteYour kumpuat pies looks gorgeous! And I like your cute little cake stand!
Went to Tesco today, saw the label "kumquat" but that box is empty!
Mel must have "borong" all the kumquat! Hahaha!
i try not to bake pies or tarts too much as they are very high in calories…these cookies look delicious and tempting enough to make me want to make them….got to resist!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you posted this, mel! *eye-mouth-drool* and you even have the perfect mini cake holder to show them off ^^ can't wait for more kumquat posts from you!
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty.... High class in fact.... Just like high tea in peninsulx hotel....
ReplyDeleteOh yes, i remember Mel the kumquat lover :) Not pretty? Can't be, they look so pretty to me, love the rustic look and the last picture is making me drool!!
ReplyDeleteI remember too, Mel the kumquat lover :)
ReplyDeleteThese little pie looks so cute and pretty.
Love to have this with a cuppa of hot tea.
mui
I adore Kumquat too! Your Kumquat Almond Pie Cookies are so beautiful and unique. Can't wait to try them out.
ReplyDeleteYou really a kumquat lover , hehehe.. Beautiful presentation and nice shots, you change your camera recently ?
ReplyDeleteHi Sonia
DeleteThanks! Just change to another lens but still struggling with it.
Yes, Yum..... lovely clicks!
ReplyDeletethey are lovely! whenever i see or read kumquats, i actually thought of you, mel!
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