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Almond Macaroons

These are good to serve with coffee or tea.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 20 macaroons

Ingredients

4 cups ground almonds
3/4 cup superfine sugar
Grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon
2 to 3 drops almond essence
1 large egg white
Confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put all the ingredients except the confectioners’ sugar in the food processor and blend into a soft, malleable paste.

    Step 2

    Put some confectioners’ sugar on a small plate. Rub your hands with oil so that the almond paste does not stick to your hands. Take lumps of the paste the size of a large walnut and roll into balls. Now press one side of each ball into the confectioners’ sugar, flattening it a little, and place it on a buttered baking sheet, sugared side up. Bake in an oven preheated to 400°F for 15 minutes.

    Step 3

    Let the macaroons cool before lifting them off the sheet. They will be lightly colored and crackled and soft inside.

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