Stars, lights, bells, etc.. part of the magic of Christmas and why we would not have magic on the table? These stars of almonds are a perfect dessert for any of these holidays to come, together with our families, friends or just with your partner in the light of candles. These may look fancy, but you can make them even if you have not gone to one of the pastry schools.
Ingredients for one large or 6 small star:
¤ 115 g finely chopped almonds
¤ 70 g of powdered organic sugar
¤ 30 g of cake flour
¤ 30 g of wheat flour
¤ 5 best free-range egg whites
¤ 8 g of baking powder
¤ 70 g of brown sugar
¤ 70 g butter, melted
¤ 70 g of grapes, raisins soaked in brandy (optional)
For the orange syrup:
¤ 1.5 dl of juice orange
¤ 2 tablespoons water
¤ 70 g of brown sugar
How do the Almond stars:
Grease pan with butter as large or 6 small star. If we are not star-shaped in a round of 26 inches in diameter and flour. Put in a bowl of almonds, powdered sugar, flour and yeast, stir well and set aside.
Beat the egg whites with the brown sugar until stiff, add the previous preparation, butter and raisins, stir gently from bottom to top and pour into the mold. Bake in preheated 170 º C until golden and a toothpick to prick comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Remove from pans and place on a large plate. If we have not made the stars in star-shaped molds, we can do the following.
If we want a big star, draw a star on paper the size of the cake round, we will put up the cake and cut with a sharp knife shape.
If we are little stars, we cut the cake with a star-shaped cookie cutter and the desired size, as many stars as possible.
To make the syrup:
Put water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, when to brown remove from heat and add the orange juice, mix well and drunk the stars. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Note: This is optional drunk the stars with the syrup. If not done, are as cupcakes but with the special flavor of almonds … oh and if you want you can take another form, ie instead of stars, for example: heart, square, round, etc..