Hazelnut Squares

Time to prepare: 45 min.

6 servings

It isn’t Christmas without hazelnuts, and these biscuits use 100 grams of South Tyrolean nuts.

Ingredients

6 servings

150 g flour with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

1/2 tsp.baking powder

65 g butter with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

65 g sugar

1 egg with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

1 pinch grated lemon zest

1 pinch salt

100 g butter with the South Tyrolean seal of quality

100 g sugar

10 g vanilla sugar

2 tbsp. water

100 g hazelnuts, chopped

apricot jam, to spread over squares

dark chocolate (chocolate) for dipping

Preparation

Time to prepare: 45 min.

Prep Work
Line the baking tray with baking paper.

Dough

Place the flour on a work surface and mix together with sifted baking powder.
Knead together the butter (cubed), sugar, egg, lemon zest and salt; work in the flour mixture until you have smooth dough.
Chill in the refrigerator for about an hour.
On a floured surface, roll out to a rectangular form about 5 mm in thickness.
Place the form on a baking sheet and spread apricot jam on the top.

Topping

Gently warm the butter, sugar, vanilla and water.
Stir the chopped hazelnuts into the mixture and let cool slightly.
Spread the topping evenly over the dough and bake in preheated oven.
Let cool, and cut in small squares.

To finish
Dip the tops of the hazelnut squares into melted chocolate, place on baking paper and let dry.Baking temperature: 180 degrees Celsius, cooking time: about 30 minutes.