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Soft almond cookies – Paste di Mandorla
The soft almond cookies are a baked flagship of the island of Sicily. However, they are also a traditional pastry in Apulia, Calabria and many other Italian regions. Once you try them, you are guaranteed to fall in love!
Table of contents
Super-soft cookies made from almonds
Ingredients
- 250 g Almonds, ground
- 200 g Sugar
- 2 Protein
- 2 TL Honey
- 1 Organic orange, abrasion
- 3 TL Powdered sugar
Schritt für Schritt durch´s Rezept
- Step 1In a large bowl, mix the ground almonds with the sugar, egg whites, honey and orange zest to form a sticky, smooth dough. Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for half an hour.
- Step 2In the meantime, preheat the oven to 180° C top and bottom heat.
- Step 3Now cut off walnut-sized portions of the dough with a tablespoon and shape into balls.
- Step 4Roll the balls in powdered sugar and place 10 cm apart on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Pinch the top of each ball between two fingers.
- Step 5Now place in the oven for 10 minutes. When they look slightly golden, they are good.
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