Fresh Almond Biscuits
(2)
50 minutes
Grinding your own almond meal guarantees you will receive the maximum flavour of these nutty biscuits.
Lisa
2 people made this
Ingredients
Makes: 40 biscuits
- 300g almonds
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 4 egg whites
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:50min
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees C.
- Pour boiling water over the almonds in a heatproof bowl. Cool and remove skin.
- Dry almonds with paper towels then finely grind with sugar in a food processor. Add salt and vanilla.
- Whisk egg whites until very stiff then mix well with the almond paste.
- Line two baking trays with baking paper and use a teaspoon to spoon small heaps of dough onto the trays. Space well between each.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the biscuits are lightly browned.
- Cool down on a wire rack. Repeat with the second baking tray.
