Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Amaretti Amore


Gosh, it has been ONE YEAR since my last post. Is anyone still following this blog? I don't blame you if you're not.

To lure you back, here's a sweet incentive. These are extremely easy to eat! Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. With a subtle hit of almondy goodness. Ah, I'm in love.

Recipe from The Australian Women's Weekly cookbooks: Wicked sweet indulgences
Yields 20 biscuits

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup (125g) almond meal
  • 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • ¼ teaspoon almond essence
  • 20 blanched alomonds (20g)

Method:
  1. Line 2 oven trays.
  2. Beat almond meal, sugar, egg whites and essence in a small bowl with electric mixer for 3 minutes; stand 5 minutes.
  3. Spoon mixture into piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain tube. Pipe directly onto prepared tray in a circular motion from centre out, to make biscuits about 4cm in diameter.
  4. Top each biscuit with an almond. Cover trays of unbaked biscuits loosely with foil; stand at room temperature overnight.
  5. Preheat oven to 180ÂșC. Bake biscuits for 12 minutes or until browned lightly. Stand amaretti for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool.
Tip: Amaretti can be baked the day they are made, however, they will spread a little more. For best results, stand the unbaked biscuits overnight.

Happy baking!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Welcome back! Don't worry I'm still reading. Hv been checking your blog every week! Hope u continue sharing....

Serene Bean said...

Hi Steph! Thanks for your persistence and patience! :) Kinda good to be blogging again actually. :)

~ Keep calm and have a cupcake ~