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Soft amaretti

Name: Soft amaretti
Yield: Makes 16-18
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 200g ground almonds; 200g granulated sugar; 3 large free-range egg whites; 1 tbsp amaretto liqueur (optional); Icing sugar to dust

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.

Easy
December 2016

Test kitchen approved

Makes 16-18
Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 15-20 min, plus cooling

If you can bring yourself to give them away, these easy amaretti biscuits make a wonderful edible Christmas gift.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 119kcals
Fat: 6.2g (0.5g saturated)
Protein: 3.4g
Carbohydrates: 12.1g (11.8g sugars)
Fibre: no fibre
Salt: no salt

Per biscuit (for 18)

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Ingredients

200g ground almonds
200g granulated sugar
3 large free-range egg whites
1 tbsp amaretto liqueur (optional)
Icing sugar to dust

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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.