Mini hazelnut cookies with pear gel
Ingredients (for about 36 pieces)
- 250g flour
- 50g defatted hazelnut powder
- 180g softened butter
- 125g brown sugar
- 25g caster sugar
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch fleur de sel
- 200g pear
- 80g pear condiment
- 20g water
- 1g agar-agar
- 40g hazelnuts
Préparation
- Roast the hazelnuts for 10 minutes at 210°C. Set aside about twenty hazelnuts for decoration.
- Roughly chop the pears and place them in a saucepan with the pear condiment and water. Cook covered over medium heat until the pear is fully cooked. Add the agar-agar and cook for two additional minutes. Blend with an immersion blender and refrigerate.
- Add the flour, defatted hazelnut powder, softened butter, brown sugar, caster sugar, baking powder, egg, and pinch of fleur de sel. Mix by hand until you obtain a homogeneous dough. Lightly crush the roasted hazelnuts and add them to the mixture.
- Form small dough balls of 15–20 g each. Place them in a mold or on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C and bake for 5 minutes. Allow to cool before unmolding (if using a mold). Top with a bit of pear gel and half a hazelnut.
Enjoy!