Ricciarelli Chiffon Cake Recipes

RICCIARELLI

Steps:

• Combine white sugar and almonds in the bowl of a food processor; pulse into a fine powder. Pour into a bowl.
• Combine 1/4 cup egg whites and vanilla extract in a bowl; add to almond-sugar mixture, mixing as little as possible. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12 hours.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Remove dough from fridge. Sift 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour onto a clean work surface. Place dough in the center and add remaining 1/4 cup egg whites. Knead egg whites into dough until soft and smooth, adding additional confectioners' sugar and flour as needed.
• Roll portions of dough into 1-inch-thick logs. Take walnut-sized dough pieces from each log and shape into diamonds with slightly wet hands. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet and generously dust with confectioner's sugar. Let rest at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 7 to 8 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet before serving.

CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Wash a 10 inch angel food tube pan in hot soapy water to ensure it is totally grease free.
• Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into sifter. Sift into bowl. Make a well; add oil, egg yolks, water, vanilla, and lemon flavoring to the well in the order that is given. Set aside. Don't beat.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until very stiff. Set aside.
• Using same beaters, beat egg yolk batter until smooth and light. Pour gradually over egg whites, folding in with rubber spatula. Do not stir. Pour batter into angel food tube pan.
• Bake for 55 minutes. Increase heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and bake 10 to 15 minutes until done. Invert pan until cool.

RICCIARELLI CHIFFON CAKE:

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Cream the almond paste until smooth, then add egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, oil, water and extracts. Cream together until smooth; set aside.
• Whip the egg whites until foamy then add 1/2 cup sugar and whip until they form stiff peaks. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture over the whites and fold in gently using a rubber spatula. Repeat two more times with remaining flour.
• Slowly fold the egg white mixture into the almond paste mixture... a little at a time.
• Place batter into an ungreased 10-Inch tube or Bundt pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Invert the pan over the neck of a bottle to cool. I sometimes also let it rest on several inverted coffee mugs.
• Once cooled, dust with lots of confectioners' sugar and serve.