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Amaretti

Amaretti are little Italian almond biscuits. They are a bit like meringues, very sweet, and made with ground almonds.

44K 6 4.7

Last modified on: May 31^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Amaretti Small italian cakes Italy Almonds

For 50 pieces, you will need:

0 300 g caster sugar
1 350 g ground almonds
2 4 egg whites
3 3 drops bitter almond essence
4 40 g icing sugar (optional)
Total weight: 810 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
23 min.	40 min.	1 hour 3 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 min.

Prepare the amaretti mixture

Weigh out 300 g caster sugar. Set aside.

Stage 2 - 2 min.

Weigh out 350 g ground almonds. Set aside.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Beat 4 egg whites. Halfway through, while still beating, add 2 tablespoonsful taken from the 300 g caster sugar.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

When the egg whites are fully beaten and glossy, reduce the speed slightly and gradually add the rest of the sugar.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

When all the sugar is mixed in, stop beating and tip in the ground almonds, all in one go, with 3 drops bitter almond essence.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Fold in gently with a soft spatula...

Stage 7

...until evenly mixed. Do not mix for too long as there is no need to mix really thoroughly.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Form the amaretti

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Make the amaretti straight onto a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet. It is best to pipe them, using a forcing bag, but you can shape them with 2 teaspoons instead; the shape will just be less regular.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

If your amaretti have points on the top, you can smooth these down with a teaspoon dipped in milk.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Dust with icing sugar if desired.

Stage 11 - 40 min.

Cook the amaretti

Bake for about 40 minutes, until the amaretti are just beginning to take on a creamy colour.

Remarks

It is tempting to mix the ground almonds into the meringue with the whisk, but don't do it, or the meringue will collapse completely. Fold them in gently with a soft spatula.

And to drink?

To stay with the Italian mood, an espresso or a shot of grappa.

Keeping:

Several weeks, even months, in an airtight tin.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,628 Kcal or 15,190 Kj	73 gr	401 gr	193 gr
181 %	28 %	38 %	29 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
448 Kcal or 1,876 Kj	9 gr	50 gr	24 gr
22 %	3 %	5 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
73 Kcal or 306 Kj	1 gr	8 gr	4 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 50 pieces : 7.72 €
Per piece : 0.15 €

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Note : These prices are only approximate.

Source

Internet.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond mug cake for Mary, Moist cereal bars, Financier batter, Mirlitons, Fruit crumble, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate eclairs, Almond tuiles, Caramel rice pudding, Basic cake batter - the French way, Buckwheat almond biscuits, ... All
	Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Butter cream, Finger biscuits, Eton mess, Calissons, Brioche royale, ... All
	Bitter almond essence: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Apricot blancmange, Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), ... All

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