I made the Pecan Shortbread cookies from Elana's cookbook. This is the first recipe I've attempted. I'm sure there are many things I could have done wrong, so let me tell you what I did and maybe someone can tell me what the culprit is.
First, the store we tried to find Almond Flour in only had Bob's Red Mill and I know not to use that, plus it was outrageous! However, they had blanched almonds on sale for $3.99/lb! So I decided to try and make my own. It seemed to come out all right, just a bit oily, so it felt a little wet.
Then I didn't read the directions just right and combined everything together, instead of combining the dry ingredients and then the wet ingredients and then mixing them together.
I did everything else just like it said.
The cookies are very crumbly. And they kind of make like balls in your mouth like it's getting tacky, it's a weird texture. They taste excellent, but the results leave something to be desired.
Suggestions?
I'm going to go out tomorrow and see if I can find Almond flour that's made from someone other than Bob's Red Meal, but the 2 other places I've looked that's all I've been able to find around here. And I had 2 more recipes that call for Almond flour planned for Christmas dinner! I should have planned better I guess. : )
Wish me luck!
