Ballokume

Ingredients

Quantities for 14 servings.

• 600 g Cornmeal, coarse
• 300 g Butter, softened
• 400 g Sugar
• 6 piece Egg yolks
• 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 pinch Salt

Method

1. Beat the softened butter with the sugar with a wooden spoon for twenty minutes, to a pale fluffy mass.
2. Add the yolks one at a time, still beating in the same direction.
3. Add the vanilla, salt and soda and beat five minutes more.
4. Work in the cornmeal a little at a time, to a firm but pliable dough.
5. Rest the dough fifteen minutes so the meal takes up the moisture.
6. Shape walnut-sized balls and set them well apart on parchment.
7. Bake at 170 °C for twenty minutes, to a pale gold edge, and cool them on the tray.