Crisp Topping

Name: Crisp Topping
Yield: Yield: 1 pound 12 ounces (795 g) or 16 portions
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon (2.5 g) salt; 4 ounces (115 g) sliced almonds, lightly crushed; ½ teaspoon (2 g) baking soda; ½ teaspoon (2 g) baking powder; 7 ounces (200 g) cake flour; 7 ounces (200 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 8 ounces (225 g) light brown sugar

Preparation info

Yield: 1 pound 12 ounces or
16
portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 1989

About

Ingredients

8 ounces (225 g) light brown sugar
7 ounces (200

Garnish
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the brown sugar and the butter together until just combined. Sift the flour with the baking powder and baking soda. Stir the flour mixture into the butter and sugar mixture together with the sliced almonds and salt. The mixture should be the consistency of streusel.
Divide the topping into 16 equal portions and form them into mounds, 1½ inches (3.7 cm) in d