You're going to love these vanilla and anise ice creams. They carry the charm of homemade with love at Christmas and are so easy that even a little one could make them alone.

They have a touch of vanilla that I love and also a little anise that is optional but gives it that irresistible Christmas flavor.

A recipe without secrets that everyone will love in the most beautiful after-dinner conversations of the year.

Ingredients

  • 300 g of wheat flour
  • 175 g almond flour (ground raw almonds)
  • 170 g lard
  • 150 g icing sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 30 ml anise (optional)

In a bowl, mix the flour with the almond flour.

In a large frying pan, toast the mixture over medium high heat, stirring non-stop with a tablespoon of stick until the flour is

Add the sugar, vanilla and anise and mix. Add butter and mix first with a wooden spoon and then with your hands

Transfer to the countertop covered with a little flour and with the help of a floured rolling pin stretch until it is 1.5 cm thick.

7With the help of a pastry cutter, cut circles. You can use a smooth and curly pastry cutter.

Transfer to the fridge for 30 minutes while preheat the oven to 185º with hot air.

Bake for about 10-15 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Sprinkle them with sugar and wrap them in tissue paper and eat little by little because you have the danger of sticking a tripotera. They are delicious!

Tips and Tricks

  • We can substitute cinnamon for vanilla
  • We can add the zest of a lemon or an orange
  • Dofea: easy
  • Preparation time: 45 minutes
  • Servings: approximately 25 mantecados

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