A heart to love. Almond shortcrust pastry recipe for small embroidered hearts. Fragrant to win over whoever receives a small and tasty gift. Lovely to brighten the moment when someone finds a little sweet with their coffee. There are many recipes to make shortcrust pastry. This is one of many, with an extra gear. Crumbly and rich in almond flour to give that precious added value. Ideal for cookies to decorate and tarts to fill with delicious creams. Cocoa then gives a warm color perfect for every occasion.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Rest time: 1 Hour
- Preparation time: 1 Hour
- Portions: about 30 pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
Almonds, flour, powdered sugar, eggs…
- 2 5/8 cups almond flour
- 2 cups 00 flour (Italian-style all-purpose flour)
- 2 cups cornstarch
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 2/3 cups butter
- 8 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- as needed white chocolate
- as needed jam
Tools
A mixing bowl, a work surface with a rolling pin and cookie cutters… The tools I use can be found in my buying guide
- Forni
- Gratelle per dolci
- Impastatrici
Steps
Divide the ingredients to obtain two different colors. Combine the flours, eggs and softened butter in one bowl. In another bowl prepare the cocoa shortcrust. Mix quickly and let rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator to obtain the right workability.
Roll out the doughs and create your shapes; on this occasion I cut two-tone hearts, but of course every shape is welcome.
I had fun with contrasts. Let rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour and bake at 356°F for about 15 minutes.
Once baked (they should not dry out too much), let cool and fill with seedless jam. I used a wild damson plum jam, slightly tart, which pairs well with unsweetened cocoa.
After finishing, decorate with white chocolate
Powdered sugar or desiccated coconut
A few more tips
It keeps its shape well and is suitable for tarts filled with various creams, tartlets and cream tarts. Choose a smooth jam, excellent choices are raspberry or bitter orange. You can also freeze the shaped forms ready to bake.
