Amaretti morbidi
Amaretti morbidi, from above
Non vegEggItaly

Amaretti morbidi

Soft almond cookies, crackled with icing sugar. Chewy inside, crisp outside, gone in minutes.

35 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayAlmond, sugar, egg white.
The original
226kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
35minutessame

Amaretti morbidi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Almonds2½ cups, finely ground
Sugar1 cup, plus icing sugar for rolling
Egg white2 whites
Lemonzest of 1
Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)½ tsp

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Mix ground almonds, sugar and zest. Whisk whites until frothy and stir in with vanilla.
  2. 2Roll walnut sized balls, coat in icing sugar, press gently with fingers.
  3. 3Bake at 170C for 15 to 18 minutes until cracked and pale gold underneath.
Serve it like this

Pile on a small plate or wrap in paper, alongside espresso, zabaglione or gelato.

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A little snack Grissini50 min
To drink Caffè americano3 min
To drink Cappuccino5 min
Something sweet Affogato al caffè5 min
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