Tuesday, November 3, 2020

TWD - Pain de Genes Buttons


 This week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe is Pain de Genes Buttons. Their back story is that during a seige in 1800,  the only food that the townspeople of Genoa had was almonds. These little cakes are very simple, comprising almond paste, egg, cornflour, flour, salt, kirsch and flaked almonds.

They don’t look much, but these little cakes are very tasty. The texture is soft and spongy. 

To see what everyone else made this week and what they thought of it, visit the LYL section of the TWD website.



6 comments:

Mardi Michels said...

Yep these did have a nice texture, didn't they? I still think I prefer financiers though!

Cakelaw said...

Agreed! A bit more substance to them.

steph- whisk/spoon said...

i think they’re cute- looking forward to making these!

steph- whisk/spoon said...

i think they’re cute—i have my almond paste and am looking forward to making these!

Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake said...

Mmmm....these do sound delicious!! And the knowing my family, I wouldn't have to share, LOL!

Diane Zwang said...

Funny the texture is what we didn't like in our house. I agree also that I like financiers better.