1

Caramelise the sugar in a stainless steel pan. Add the walnuts and rapidly turn them in the caramelised sugar using a fork, then spread them onto baking paper. Allow them to cool and then chop into chunky pieces.

2

For the dough, cream the butter. Add the sugar, salt, eggs and egg yolk, continue to beat until the mixture turns a light colour. Mix together the flour and the baking powder, add the caramelised walnuts and butter and fold in to form a dough, do not knead.

3

Using wet hands, form the dough into balls and lay them on a tray lined with baking paper.

4

Bake the walnut balls in the middle of an oven preheated to 200°C for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack.

Suggestions

Instead of walnuts use hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios or a mixture of nuts. If stored in a dry and cool place, the balls can be kept for three to four weeks

Source:

IG Dinkel, Judith Gmür-Stalder