Severed Halloween witch fingers… how horrible!

The witch's fingers recipe is really very simple. These are shortbread biscuits with a particular shape, perfect for Halloween.

If you also love Halloween sweets, don't miss this quick and easy recipe . In fact, the witch's fingers are Halloween biscuits prepared with a sort of shortcrust pastry and then decorated with almonds and strawberry (or raspberry) jam . In fact, it is the latter that gives the impression of having bloody witch's fingers in front of you.

The process is very simple and can even be done with the help of the little ones. In fact, once the pastry has been prepared, it is shaped like fingers by shaping the loaf with your hands and decorating with a knife. To make the nail, however, you will need peeled almonds while the jam, as mentioned, will give the appearance of blood.

How to prepare the witch's fingers recipe

1. First, combine the flour and sugar in a bowl. Add the cold butter from the refrigerator, cut into cubes and start kneading with your fingertips until you obtain a mixture. crumbled. Flavor with vanilla extract and incorporate the eggs , finishing kneading rather quickly.
2. Form a loaf, wrap it in cling film and let it rest in the fridge for a couple of hours.
3. Then detach portions of the dough and form loaves about the size of a finger. Work them with your hands so as to recreate the knuckles and then with a small knife cut the small folds in the skin.
4. Place an almond in the rounded end, pressing to make it adhere so as to form the nail . As they are ready, place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Then cook them at 180°C for 20 minutes .
5. Leave the Halloween biscuits to cool on the baking tray and then dip the cut part into the jam . Arrange them on a plate and serve.

The starting dough is that of a classic shortcrust pastry which, if necessary, can also be made in a vegetable or gluten-free version. As for the more artistic part, i.e. giving shape to the fingers, we are sure that this short video will give you some excellent ideas.

Conservation

Witch's fingers can be stored in a tin for a week .

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