German Sand Torte Food

GERMAN SAND TORTE

Steps:

• In a lrg bowl cream butter and blend sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• Blend in sour cream.
• Sift flour, sift again with baking powder. Slowly add the dry mixture to the batter.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour batter into a well buttered mold 2 1/2 quart or 9 inch tube pan.
• Bake 350 for 70 minutes Check after first hour.
• Sprinkle cooled cake with powdered sugar.

GERMAN SAND COOKIES - HEIDESAND

Steps:

• Beat butter until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
• Measure out just 125 grams of the granulated sugar and add to the butter, mixing well.
• Using a spoon, stir in the ground nuts, the flour, and 1 envelope of vanilla sugar (if you use the mixer now, you may toughen the dough).
• Form dough into two logs and wrap well in waxed paper; let chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 150 C.
• Have ready baking sheets lined with parchment paper (or greased).
• Slice off rounds of dough, about 1 cm thick, and place onto baking sheets.
• Bake in the center of the oven approximately 20 minutes per batch (they will be fairly light in color when ready).
• While the cookies are baking, mix together the remaining 45 grams of granulated sugar and the remaining envelope of vanilla sugar and place in a bowl.
• When you pull the cookies out of the oven,give them a few seconds to cool enough to handle, then gently drop the warm cookies one at a time into the sugar mixture to coat, then let them cool completely.
• They should be covered in the sugar mixture on all sides.