INGREDIENTS
Pastry:
a packet of butter or margarine (250 gr)
6 tablespoons of sugar
4 egg yolks
a pinch of salt
a teaspoon of ammonia diluted with lemon juice
as much flour as you need until you get an elastic and stretchable dough
a cup of cognac (80 ml)
Cream:
a packet of butter
7 tablespoons of powdered sugar
2 tablespoons of cocoa
a cup of finely chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons of apricot jam
a few cherries from the cherry pit
Servings: 20 Preparation time: under 60 minutes
HOW TO PREPARE THE FAMOUS RECIPE:
For the sheets, cream the butter or margarine with 6 tablespoons of sugar, add the 4 egg yolks, one by one, the salt powder and mix well.
Add the flour and the ammonia slaked with lemon juice and knead well until an elastic dough comes out.
Divide the composition into 3 and bake 3 sheets on the back of a greased and floured tray
Let it cool, then crumble one sheet and mix with the cup of cognac.
Cream a packet of butter with 7 tablespoons of powdered sugar, add 2 tablespoons of cocoa, finely chopped walnuts, apricot jam and sour cherries from the sour cherry.
Add to the cream and crumbled sheet and mix well.
Add the cream between the 2 sheets and leave for a few hours in the cold.
Cut the pieces and sprinkle with powdered sugar!
TIPS:
The sheets are crumbly, you need to work with them carefully. If you liked our “Fancy” recipe, don’t forget to review it.
