AMARETTI BISOCTTI

INGREDIENTS 

400g almond meal

330g icing sugar 

3 warm egg whites

1 tbsp amaretti essence 

15 red glacé cherries, halved 

METHOD 

Pre heat oven to 180C (fan force) and line 2 baking trays with non stick baking paper.

Place almond meal, icing sugar, egg whites and amaretti essence in a large mixing bowel. Mix with a wooden spoon ensuring all ingredients are mixed together.

Roll a small hand full of mixture in to balls, and place on pre lines trays. Push thumb into top of balls and place glaced cherry on top of mixture.

Bake for 10- 15 minutes or until lightly brown, remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

Almond meal flour

firm dough

Thanks Mum [Lina] for nonnas recipe.