Amaretto Cookies
Amaretto cookies, these almond cookies are very used in Sardinia for weddings and holidays lunches. The Italian amaretto almond cookies are an old tradition of Italian pastry.
In Italy, people use to offer something when you visit them.The older the person, the more she will demand that you accept a drink or a candy.
I tried these amaretto cookies the first time only to avoid disappointing the lady that was offering them to me. …and now I am fond of them.
The Italian original recipe is very simple, but I can anticipate you that it requires a little bit of experience in setting the right oven temperature and so on. But…one gets better the more one tries, isn't it? You'll need: |
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• 0.9 cup of peeled sweet almonds
• 0.2 cup of peeled bitter almonds
• grated peel of 2 lemons
• 8 egg whites whipped up
• 1.3 cups of sugar
• some spoons of maize meal
How to do it:
Mince the peeled almonds
If it results in too soft a dough, add 1 Tablespoon of maize meal (cornmeal). Let it rest for at least one hour, or even much longer (it only helps).
Put a bowl with water close to you to wet your hands to make the balls.
Put sugar on a dish and make the ball roll until it becomes completely covered with sugar.
In another dish put the maize meal and press the bottom of the ball on it.
Put them on a pan far from each other.
Put it into the oven pre-heated at 248°F for about 30 minutes. Thy should become coloured.
Buon appetito! Enjoy!
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Want to know different ways to taste amaretto? Check this site.
Sardinian's have their own idea on how to make Amaretti Cookies ... Soft amaretti that are a true taste of Sardinia!
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