Soft amaretti
- Published: 17 Jan 17
- Updated: 11 Sep 24
If you can bring yourself to give them away, these easy amaretti biscuits make a wonderful edible Christmas gift.
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Makes 16-18
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Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 15-20 min, plus cooling
Ingredients
- 200g ground almonds
- 200g granulated sugar
- 3 large free-range egg whites
- 1 tbsp amaretto liqueur (optional)
- Icing sugar to dust
Method
- Heat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/gas 3½ and line 2 baking sheets with non-stick baking paper. In a large mixing bowl, mix the ground almonds and granulated sugar with a pinch of fine sea salt.
- In a large, spotlessly clean mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff using an electric hand mixer. Add a spoonful of the egg whites to the dry ingredients and mix together until almost combined, then carefully fold in the remaining egg whites in 2 batches, using a metal spoon,until only just combined. Add the amaretto (if using) and gently mix in.
- Roll into balls using 1 heaped tbsp of the mixture at a time. Put each ball on the prepared baking sheets, spaced 3cm apart, then bake for 15-20 minutes until they have a very light brown crust. Leave to cool on the tray for 10 minutes, then slide the paper onto a wire rack to cool completely. Generously dust the biscuits with icing sugar to serve.
- Recipe from December 2016 Issue
Nutrition
Per biscuit (for 18)
- Calories
- 119kcals
- Fat
- 6.2g (0.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 3.4g
- Carbohydrates
- 12.1g (11.8g sugars)
- Fibre
- no fibre
- Salt
- no salt
delicious. tips
Make up to 24 hours in advance and keep in an airtight container.
The traditional name for these is amaretti morbidi. Morbidi just means soft.
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