Soft Chewy sables bursting with different flavors – Almond with Orange and Chocolate with pistachios; be it for breakfast or for your afternoon tea, these sables will taste delish
Life as a mom comes with loaded responsibilities and eventually, every woman will learn to be a multitasker. I am no different. Ever since the arrival of Little R into our life, our priorities have changed and given the COVID situation, our primary focus is to bring up Little R in a healthy and safe environment. Travel and blogging took a backseat. It’s been 2 years and I wouldn’t change anything that happened in these years. We both grew together and now, he looks like a grown up, managing himself at day care and expressing his needs and wants. I have also learnt to manage time effectively and be available for him whenever he needs me. Motherhood makes you a better person. Isn’t it?
Little R loves to explore food, like us. He drives me to find new recipes and he loves baked goods. Hence, we have been baking every single day these days, from Banana bread to tarts. Rishi loves chocolate and orange. He needs freshly squeezed orange juice for his breakfast, every single day. Orfeld Slow juicer has become my best friend.
When I come across Chocolate Orange Sables in the book – Bake from Scratch, I knew I would be baking it for Rishi. Here it is!
Chocolate Orange Sables – Soft Chewy sables bursting with different flavors – Almond with Orange and Chocolate with pistachios; be it for breakfast or for your afternoon tea, these sables will taste delish.
Ingredients:
Orange Dough
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 orange, zested
- ¾ cup confectioner’s sugar (the recipe in book calls for 1 cup)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ cup almond flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup chopped roasted salted pistachios
Chocolate Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup chopped salted pistachios
- 1 cup turbinado sugar
Method:
For orange dough:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, zest, and confectioner’s sugar until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add egg and orange juice to the bowl and beat until it combines.
- In another medium bowl, add flours, salt, and pistachios. Whisk them together.
- Add the flour mixture to the mixture in the bowl slowly and beat until combined. Do not beat more.
- Take an 8-inch square baking pan and line it with plastic wrap.
- Press the dough into the pan, level the dough, and refrigerate until the dough becomes firm, for about an hour.
For chocolate dough:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, confectioner’s sugar, orange juice, and vanilla until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- In another bowl, add flour, salt, cocoa, and pistachios. Whisk them together.
- Now, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture gradually and beat until combined.
- Spread chocolate dough on top of orange dough and flatten as much as possible.
- Wrap the layered dough and refrigerate until firm, for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- After 2 hours, remove pan from refrigerator. Remove the dough from pan and cut into 2 ¼ inch slices.
- In a small plate, spread turbinado sugar. Roll edges of dough slices in sugar to coat.
- Place on prepared pans at least ½ inch apart.
- Bake until firm for about 10 to 12 minutes until the edges become brown.
- Remove the sables and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
Serve it with hot tea and thank me later. Please check out other kinds of cookies in my studio – Pumpkin Spice Shortbread Cookies
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Thanks,
Karthi
