Macaroons

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These little biscuits can be served as petit fours and the mixture may also be used as a filling for tartlets. A similar mixture is made with coconut.

  • 12
  • Average
  • 30 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 2 Egg whites, stiffly beaten
  • 110 Gram Caster sugar (4 oz)
  • 75 Gram Ground almonds (3 oz)
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
  • Rice Paper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170 °C / 325 °F / Gas 3.

Step 2

Put the egg whites in a bowl then add the sugar, almonds and vanilla folding them in thoroughly. Lay the rice paper on a baking sheet and pipe or spoon the mixture on to it in mounds about 2.5 cm (1 inch) across.

Step 3

Put in the centre of the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes until set and golden brown. Lift the macaroons off when cooked and cool on a wire tray.