Photo Credit : Mendhak
Italian Amaretti Biscuits Recipe
(makes 35-40)
Ingredients
275g (10oz) sweet almonds
30g (1 oz) bitter almonds (blanched, skinned & toasted)
500g (1lb) icing sugar
4 egg whites
55g (1 3/4oz) caster sugar
Method
1. Preheat over to 220C. Reduce the sweet and bitter almonds to a coarse flour, either with a pestle and mortar or in a food processor.
2. Gradually add the icing sugar and egg whites to the almonds until you get a firm mixture. Roll this mixture into a sausage shape in your hands (about 3cm) in diameter and cut it into slices of 1cm thick.
3. Place the slices of mixture on a buttered baking sheet. Sprinkle with the caster sugar and bake for around 15 minutes, or until the biscuits are pale brown and crunchy.
4. Leave to cool before serving.
Thank you to Anon for this recipe.
