Peanut Diamonds

Peanut Diamonds





What do we need:

250 gr + a little bit plain flour
1 knifepoint baking powder
150 gr sugar
little salt
1 little bag of vanilla sugar
125 gr cold butter
1 egg
50 gr glacé cherries (bigarreaux)
200 gr roasted, unsalted peanuts
100 ml double cream
100 gr red currant jam (i used jelly)
Baking paper
handmixer


1. Knead 250 gr plain  flour, baking powder, 50 gr sugar, pinch of salt, vanilla sugar, diced butter and the egg together with first the mixer then your hands until smooth. Let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

2. Chop the cherries and the peanuts. Bring the double cream with 100 gr sugar to the boil in a small pan.  Put the cherries and nuts in it and give it a good stir. Take the apn of the heat and let it cool for about 5 minutes.

3. Preheat your oven to 175C. Grease an oven tray (ca. 34 x 40 cm)  or put baking paper on it. Put some flour on the dough and roll it out on the baking tray. Brush the dough with the jam and divide the cherrie/nut mixture over it.

4. Bake for ca. 20 minutes in your preheated oven. Cut directly into ca. 30 diamonds and let it cool.


Each: ca. 140 kcal, 3 gr eggwhite, 8 gr fat, 14 gr carbs.



                                                           "Enjoy"