Recipe: Berlin Rectangles

Name: Rectangles berlinois
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 200 g de beurre (ou margarine)250 g de sucre roux250 g de farine200 g de noisettes entières2 oeufs100 g de chocolat râpé1 cuillère à soupe de cannelle1 pincée de clous de girofle moulus1 cuillère à café rase de levure chimique200 g de chocolat de couverture noir

By smtpat ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5/5 (8 reviews) Desserts

Prep 20 min

Cook 30 min

Total 50 min

Berlin rectangles for approximately 35 pieces

Ingredients

200 g of butter (or margarine)
250 g of brown sugar
250 g of flour
200 g of whole hazelnuts
2 eggs
100 g of grated chocolate
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1 pinch of ground cloves
1 teaspoon of baking powder
200 g of dark chocolate coating

Step-by-step directions

- Beat the butter until fluffy
- Gradually add the sugar, eggs, flour, hazelnuts, cinnamon, ground cloves. Mix well
- Mix the grated chocolate with the baking powder and incorporate into the butter mixture
- Knead everything thoroughly
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Smooth the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, approximately the thickness of a finger
- Let rest for 15 minutes
- Place in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes
- Remove and let cool for approximately 15 minutes
- Cut 35 identical rectangles
- Temper the coating and dip the surface of the rectangles
- Let dry on a rack
** I used a dark chocolate coating, Tanzania, rare origin, with 75% cocoa
** If you don't like hazelnuts you can replace them with raisins, but then call them sultan's rectangles ...