The biscuits are Ricciarelli made with almonds and sugar, from the area of \u200b\u200bSiena, which are traditionally eaten at Christmas. They are fat-free and gluten (although high in sugar!), Melt in your mouth and have a sweet and persistent. It keeps well in an airtight container and thus represent a gift idea for friends and family. You can accompany them to an aromatic espresso or dessert wine, such as Vin Santo.
The following recipe is from the book of Nigella Lawson's book How to be a domestic goddess, ; one of my favorite recipes for cakes!
- INGREDIENTS 2 egg whites fresh
- A pinch of salt
- 225 grams of sugar
- The zest of one lemon
- Waist teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- 300 grams of ground almonds (or 500 grams of white almonds, you're going to grind you)
- Powdered sugar
Beat together egg whites and salt with the help of an electric mixer, until they become firm. Gradually add sugar until you get a shiny and thick impasto.
Add the lemon zest, vanilla extract, almond essence, the ground almonds and mix everything. You'll get a thick paste and rather hard.
Lined a couple of trays with baking paper. Cospargetevi hands with icing sugar, to prevent the dough will not stick, and form small diamond-shaped cookies.
Cover them with plastic wrap and let them rest and dry in the refrigerator overnight. The next morning, preheat the oven to 140 ° C and cook for 30 minutes each delivery, or until small cracks appear on the surface of the cookies. Let cool, then sprinkle with icing sugar and serve!
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