Macaroons Recipe
Ingredients
| 125 g/4 oz ground almonds | ||
| 185 g/6 oz caster sugar | ||
| Rice flour | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Egg whites | 2 | |
| Few drops almond essence | ||
| Split almonds to decorate | ||
Directions
Mix together the ground almonds, sugar and rice flour in a bowl, then stir in the unbeaten egg whites and beat until well mixed.
Add the almond essence and beat until blended.
Line two baking-sheets with non-stick silicone paper, or rice paper.
Pipe or place teaspoons of the mixture on to the paper allowing plenty of room for spreading.
Top with a piece of almond and bake at 170oC/325°F/Gas Mark 3 for 20-25 minutes or 10-15 minutes for tiny ones.
Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
Add the almond essence and beat until blended.
Line two baking-sheets with non-stick silicone paper, or rice paper.
Pipe or place teaspoons of the mixture on to the paper allowing plenty of room for spreading.
Top with a piece of almond and bake at 170oC/325°F/Gas Mark 3 for 20-25 minutes or 10-15 minutes for tiny ones.
Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
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