Sables: no, they are NOT shortbread cookies!

[foolish_m0rtal]

If you've just popped over (smelling slightly of chocolate and egg whites from the Flourless Chocolate Cake, no doubt) from my last recipe post or if you're just reading this independently, this is another French dessert called sables. I wanted to make Madeleines, but I didn't have the cute shell shaped pans. (I'll admit, I wanted to make them after I saw the Holic episode when Watanuki made Madeleines for Himawari-chan. Doumeki just looked so happy eating them...)
I'll get away from the French at some point. (And get away from desserts too. They're making me slightly sugar-ill, even though I'm making them for other people mostly)

These are good for having with your tea around four-ish. Look sharp. Sit with your hands in your lap and your back straight. Wear that vaguely Elizabeth Bennetian dress. Eat all the sables before that dratted Mr. Darcy gets here.

Sables:

10 tablespoons (140 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups (280 grams) all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Egg Wash:

1 large egg
1 tablespoon water

1) Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes) with the electric mixer. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until blended. 

2) In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat just until incorporated. Don't overmix the dough.

3) Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface, knead the dough a few times to bring it together, and then divide the dough in half.  Wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm. I left them in there for a few hours.
For me, cookies are hit or miss. I usually have some sort of issues with the flour. I either add too much or too less. I added a few more tablespoons than the specified amount because the dough wasn't holding itself together. 

4) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).

5) Remove one portion of the dough from the refrigerator and place on a lightly floured work surface.  Roll out the dough until it is 1/4 inch (1 cm) thick.

The recipe said to use a fluted cookie cutter, and admittedly, they look very pretty, but really, who has a fluted cookie cutter? And I'm all about making my food look bite sized and cute. So I used a shot glass...
^_^;
Um...yeah.

Please do not take shots while doing this. (though admittedly, it would make for a good drinking game and interestingly flavoured cookies...) Never mind. You can do this. Just use a nice liquor. I'm thinking a citrus one, because I read another recipe for lemon sables so it could work-

Right. Back to the recipe. Ahem.

10) Again, the recipe said to place the baking sheet of cut out cookies in the refrigerator for about 15 -20 minutes to chill the dough, but I didn't do it.  Meanwhile, make the egg wash, which will make your cookies look golden brown and yummy instead of pale and pasty like Voldemort's face in the first movie.

Egg Wash: In a small bowl, whisk the egg with the water.  Brush the tops with the egg wash. You CAN make a criss-cross pattern with a fork on top of the cookie, but I found this just squished the cookie down and made it thinner. Bake cookies in the preheated oven for about 12-14 minutes (depending on size of cookie) or until golden brown around the edges.

See how you can use the leftover Flourless Chocolate Cake ingredients to make these? You can even use any leftover whipped cream and raspberries.



Ultra cuteness achieved! Go, you!

And now, completely coincidentally (there is no such thing as coincidence. There is only hitsuzen) I'm off to watch Antique Bakery. My god,  the kind of desserts they make there! XD Anilinkz is spoiling me. My only regret is that they do not have Tokyo Babylon.

Comments

[x-mog.livejournal.com]

You are spoiling my attempts to lose weight by showing me your tasty treats! *Is only teasing of course*

*___* Looks so tasty...

Pale and pasty like Voldie's face? XD Loved that line...

That's it. I'm kidnapping you to be my housewife. :P

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

-_-

My god, I just realised with all the cleaning and cooking and running down the street screaming for the bus, I might have turned a bit into Watanuki this summer...

OH MY GOD MAKE IT STOP

[x-mog.livejournal.com]

XD Don't feel too bad. I've been Watanuki since before I knew who Watanuki was! lol

Welcome to the world of being Watanuki! (Now we just have to find us a couple of Doumekis! XDD)

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

I know a Doumeki, but he's really annoying. I can see why Watanuki yells so much. It's funny in anime, but not so much in real life.

[x-mog.livejournal.com]

Awww. *Pats your back* I can understand that.

My brother acts like Doumeki on PURPOSE sometimes when i'm not expecting it and when I turn around and tell him "CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!" he says "Oy, make me dinner" which is when it finaly hits me what he's doing... -.-; Outside of that he's not like Doumeki at all, which is a good thing because I'd probaly kill him. *Facepalm* (I almost feel sorry for what I put Watanuki through. Almost.)

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

*explodes*

You. Have. A. Weevil. ICON!!

*dance*

Yaaay, NF!

[darkdreamercole.livejournal.com]

lol Skunky-nanner made it for a meme we did a few years back. We had to make something based off one of our friend's interests. For me she chose my interest "Bugging Skunky".

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

haha

In regards to her, I feel my interest is Flaking Off On Writing My Fanfiction

[x-mog.livejournal.com]

She inspires much crackfic from me... O.o Heh... I even wrote angsty Gabriel m-preg with him getting knocked up by Isshin. It had Kuro being all "I wanna help you raise it! ♥ *Full of joy*". *Sweatdrop*

Now she's tempting me to do Holic/Spiral crossovers with Kanone/Himawari and Eyes/Doumeki. o.o; And I really should be working on Beautiful Dreamer instead of toying around with crack ideas. *Facepalm* Hahaha...

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

Haha, I READ that Gabriel crackfic and could not stop cackling for two minutes

Oh yes, Beautiful Dreamer- your Holic bebe. I can't remember if I've read it- Grahhh, I should be doing Electronics studying for the exam and Differential Equations for the quiz today! Why do you do this to me?

[x-mog.livejournal.com]

How tempted I am to write a few more oneshots for that fandom. (Nuuuuuuu! Stop the inspiration! Waaaaaaii??)

DO YOUR STUDYING FIRST! >:O DOOOOO IIIIIT! *Waves frozen tuna in mock-threat* (There is PLENTY of time for fic AFTER schoolwork. It'll be there waiting hapilly no matter when you decide to read it.)

[foolish-m0rtal.livejournal.com]

T_T

I know, I know. Though I may sometimes come across as less, I'm a study freak. *smacks self in face*

Okay! No more puttering around on Gmail while studying! Back to work!