2015年饼 ~ 核桃酥（无核桃）Hup Tou Sou（without walnut)

做了Ann家的核桃酥后，

却发现Sonia家也有一款很特别的曲奇；

就是不含核桃，但是却也叫核桃酥的饼。

因为好奇它的味道和口感，做了原食谱一半的量。

Just when I was done with Ann's Hup Tou Sou, Sonia's recipe caught my eye instead. Why? Because it's so unique! A walnut biscuit that doesn't need walnuts? That piqued my curiosity to give it a try.

我得承认，这次我把它的传统外貌给搞砸了，

请多多包涵。

真正的核桃酥传统外貌，应该如下图。

Gotta admit I messed up the traditional Hup Tou Sou shape. Sorry about that! The traditional Hup Tou Sou should look like the picture below:

核桃酥（无核桃）
食谱参考 : Sonia ,Reese kitchen

*约做24粒

材料 :
125克 面粉

1/4茶匙 发粉

65克 细砂糖

1/4茶匙  碱水

1/4茶匙 盐

10克 奶油

75毫升 食油

做法：

1。除了食油和奶油之外，将所有材料放入一个大盆。加入奶油和粉类搓拌成块状。徐徐的拌入食油搓捏成柔软的面团。（开始的时候，面团会较湿，继续搓揉，就会成柔滑的面团）。
2。将面团分成每粒10克，搓圆摆放在烤盘上。
3。随意在饼干上刻小圆形。
4。 刷上蛋液（蛋黄）然后送进已预热烤箱，以170°C烤约20- 30 分钟或呈金黄色。

Hup Tou Sou(without walnut)
Recipe adapted from : Sonia ,Reese kitchen

*makes about 24pcs

Ingredients :
125g plain flour

1/4tsp baking powder

65g sugar

1/4sp alkaline water

1/4sp fine salt

10g butter (salted)

75ml cooking oil or peanut oil

Method
1。Add all ingredients except cooking oil and butter in a mixing bowl. Knead butter with the flour mixture until crumbly crumbs are formed. Slowly add in cooking oil and mix together till it becomes a soft dough. The dough will be very wet initially, but after a few good kneads it will become a smooth dough.
2。Divide the dough into 10g each, then roll them into small balls and place them on a baking tray.
3。Press a suitably small bottle cap to on the center of each cookie to create a round indent.

4。Brush with egg wash (egg yolk) and bake at 170°C for 20-30 minutes (30 minutes at 150°C for fan forced ovens) or until golden brown.

 虽然外貌不达标，但是我个人觉得，

它的确有小时候（如上图）我吃过核桃酥的口感。

据Sonia说那是碱水所带来的效果。

It may not look like a traditional Hup Tou Sou, but it defintely tastes like those from my childhood. According to Sonia, the key ingredient to the taste is the alkaline water.

或许我用的是花生油，所以充满花生香气，

同时是带有酥脆的口感，

就奇怪为什么会命名为核桃酥？？？

Maybe it's due to the peanut oil I used, but the Hup Tou Sous taste like peanuts. Wonder why they're called walnut biscuits?

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