Petit Four Biscuits
Petit fours are buttery biscuits filled with jam, inspired by 19th-century French traditions.
Equipment
- Gloves
- Piping bag with a large star tip
- Baking trays
- Parchment paper
- Mixer (optional)
Ingredients
- 250 gr Butter at room temperature
- 250 gr all-purpose flour
- 75 gr icing sugar
- 50 gr cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp cardamon optional
For Assemly:
- 150 gr dark chocolate melted
- 150 gr mandarin or orange jam or any you like
- Sprinkle
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190ºC (fan setting).
- In a bowl, combine the butter, flour, icing sugar, cornflour, vanilla, and cardamom.
- Mix by hand until you have a soft dough (wear gloves if needed).
- Transfer the dough to a piping bag with a large star tip.
- Pipe 24 biscuits, each 5-6 cm in size, onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, then let the biscuits cool completely.
- Fill a piping bag with marmalade and spread it onto half of the biscuits.
- Top with the remaining biscuits to form sandwiches.
- Dip each biscuit sandwich halfway into the melted chocolate, then coat with sprinkles.
- Allow to set and serve.