Syrian Eid Petit Fours
Luxurious Syrian Eid petit fours made with a butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, all-purpose flour, a pinch of salt, and sodium bicarbonate dough. The dough is divided into two portions, cocoa is added to one portion, then the cookies are shaped and baked at 190°C for 10 to 12 minutes, turning them after about 5 minutes. Once cooled, they are filled with jam, chocolate, or finely chopped nuts and sandwiched together.
Small Syrian Eid cookies or petit fours, likely a festive baked sweet.
Like delicate bite-sized celebration cookies.
These are usually made in small shapes and baked until lightly golden.
Ingredients
- 250 grams Butter
- 100 grams Powdered sugar
- 1 sachet of vanilla or 1 tbsp liquid vanilla Vanilla
- 2 Egg yolks
- a pinch Salt
- 300 grams All-purpose flour
- may be added in place of the same quantity of flour Cocoa
- 1/2 tsp Sodium bicarbonate
- any type Jam
- 100 grams Chocolate
- any type Finely chopped nuts
- mentioned as a possible substitute Vegetable shortening
- 1 tsp Animal ghee
- 2 tsp Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup Regular sweetened cocoa
- a small drop Vegetable oil
- apricot jam for the filling Apricot
- strawberry jam for the filling Strawberry
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C with both top and bottom heat.
- Place the butter in the mixing bowl and leave it at room temperature until softened.
- Add the powdered sugar to the mixing bowl and beat it with the butter using a mixer until creamy and the butter becomes lighter in color.
- Add the egg yolks and vanilla to the mixing bowl and beat them into the mixture again.
- Divide the mixture in the mixing bowl into two portions.
- Add cocoa to one portion of the mixture according to the consistency stated in the video.
- Add the flour to the first portion in the mixing bowl and begin mixing with a spatula until the dough comes together.
- Add the pinch of salt to the mixing bowl while mixing in the flour so that it is distributed through the dough.
- Add the sodium bicarbonate to the mixing bowl in a small pinch at the end.
- Add the second quantity of flour to the other portion in the mixing bowl and mix it with the spatula until a dough or shapeable consistency forms.
- Prepare a piping bag or shaping mold and fill it with the petit four mixture.
- Arrange the shaped dough on a baking tray without parchment paper.
- Place the baking tray in the oven slightly below the lower rack and leave it for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- After about 5 minutes, turn the pieces on the baking tray so they brown evenly on both sides.
- Remove the baking tray from the oven and leave the pieces until cool.
- Fill the petit fours with jam, melted chocolate, or finely chopped nuts, depending on what is available.
- Add a small drop of vegetable oil to the melted chocolate if it is used for the filling.
- Stick two petit four pieces together after filling them.
- Dip or decorate the top of the petit four with chocolate, then sprinkle with finely chopped nuts if desired.