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Ingredients
- 250 g unsalted butter
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon imitation vanilla essence
- ⅓ cup brandy or ouzo
- ⅓ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, dissolved in 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup toasted almonds, finely chopped
- 4 cups flour, sifted
- icing sugar , sifted
Method
1. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk, ground cloves, vanilla essence, brandy and the soda and lemon juice mixture; mix well.
2. Fold in almonds and sifted flour. Roll two tablespoons of mixture into sausage shapes. Form into oval shapes. Place on ungreased baking tray.
3. Bake at 150°C for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Loosen from tray and cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with sifted icing sugar. Store in an airtight container.
