Ingredients
- 150 g peeled almonds
- 120 g icing sugar
- 50 g peeled almonds
- 40 g caster sugar
- 2 egg whites
- bitter almond extract
- lemon
- salt
To prepare the ugly but good almonds, toast the almonds in the oven at 180 ° C for 10 minutes, then blend them and mix them with the icing sugar and a pinch of salt.
Whip the egg whites until stiff, gradually adding granulated sugar, flavored with a little grated lemon zest.
Jumbled up gently the two compounds, combining another pinch of grated lemon zest and 1 teaspoon of almond extract, obtaining a soft and slightly sticky dough.
Cover a baking tray with parchment paper and, with the help of 2 spoons, shape the dough balls (ø 3 cm) and place them directly on the parchment paper (you will get 32-34).
bake at 160 ° C for 20 minutes, then lower the temperature to 120 ° C and continue cooking for another 10 minutes.
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