I think you are right re the recipe as peanut butter certainly wouldnt do it! Need something with a subtle taste, or none at all. Its just that I've been told that almonds in recipes does something (not sure what), its not just for the flavour.
and anyway peanuts=nuts as far as I am concerned, though I know that botanically they arent
Raspberry Spiral Tea Snaps
2 /12 oz (70g) toasted almonds ¸ tsp baking soda 6oz (70g) plain flour ¹ tsp salt 4oz (110g) butter 4oz (110g) castor sugar 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk ¸ tsp vanilla essence 5oz (140g) seedless raspberry preserve
In a blender finely grind the first 4 ingredients With mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until light Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture
Between two sheets of waxed paper roll ¸ the dough into a 7 x 10" rectangle. Repeat for the other 1/2 of the dough.
Chill flat for one hour.
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Remove the top piece of waxed paper from each rectangle and spread the preserve evenly over each
Remove remaining paper and roll into a cylinder swiss roll fashion
Freeze for 1 hour
Preheat oven to 180deg. Slice dough cylinders into ¹ inch rounds. Bake for 10 min/until lightly browned
Makes 5 dozen snaps
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