Ballokume

Method 7 steps

1. 1

   Beat the softened butter with the sugar with a wooden spoon for twenty minutes, to a pale fluffy mass.

2. 2

   Add the yolks one at a time, still beating in the same direction.

3. 3

   Add the vanilla, salt and soda and beat five minutes more.

4. 4

   Work in the cornmeal a little at a time, to a firm but pliable dough.

5. 5

   Rest the dough fifteen minutes so the meal takes up the moisture.

6. 6

   Shape walnut-sized balls and set them well apart on parchment.

7. 7

   Bake at 170 °C for twenty minutes, to a pale gold edge, and cool them on the tray.