Light & Crispy Florentines

Name: Light & Crispy Florentines
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 grams Cake flour; 20 grams Sugar; 20 grams Vegetable oil; 30 grams Milk; 1 pinch Salt; 80 grams Sliced almonds; 60 grams Caramel syrup; 40 ml Milk

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I wanted to try making a simple, low-calorie version of the florentines I saw in a bakery.

The ingredients for the cookie dough are the same as those for this recipe: "Twisted Sweet yet Salty Cookies".
You can substitute the almonds with walnuts or pecans and these florentines will still taste great. Recipe by Pekopuku

I wanted to try making a simple, low-calorie version of the florentines I saw in a bakery.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to try making a simple, low-calorie version of the florentines I saw in a bakery.

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Ingredients

20 servings

For the cookie dough:
100 gramsCake flour
20 gramsSugar
20 gramsVegetable oil
30 gramsMilk
1 pinchSalt
For the almond praline:
80 gramsSliced almonds
60 gramsCaramel syrup
40 mlMilk

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Steps

1

[To make the cookie dough] Combine the vegetable oil and milk in a bowl along with the sugar and salt and mix well.
2

Add the cake flour and gently mix in.
3

Once the moisture has been incorporated into the dough has, put it into a plastic bag. (Depending on the temperature and humidity, the dough might become a bit crumbly or powdery, but don't worry.)
4

Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, then let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
5

Fold the dough lengthwise, then width-wise, and roll it out. Repeat this step 3 or more times until the dough is even, then roll out into a 3-mm thick rectangle.
6

Evenly pierce the dough in several places with a fork.
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Bake in an oven preheated to 160°C for 15 minutes. Once the middle has has browned, it's ready. (I use a gas oven.)
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Leave to cool on a wire rack.
9

[To make the almond praline:] Mix the caramel syrup and milk together well, then quickly stir in the almonds.
10

Pour the mixture over the cookie dough and evenly spread it out.
11

Bake in a 160°C oven for 15 more minutes.
12

Trim off the rough edges of the dough and slice into your preferred shapes to complete.
13

I usedto make the caramel syrup. Refer to Steps 14 and 15 of that recipe.
https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/143973-made-in-advance-caramel-syrup

Made in Advance Caramel Syrup
14

[To make simple caramel:] 40 g sugar, 40 ml water, 40 ml milk. Boil everything together in a saucepan or microwave.
15

[To make caramel when making these a gift:] 20 g sugar, 30 g honey, 10 g vegetable oil, 70 ml milk. Boil everything together in a saucepan or microwave.