The other day I fancied a bakewell tart but couldn’t be bothered to make the pastry – it doesn’t take that long really, I was just feeling exceptionally lazy! After a quick rifle through the baking cupboard I found a bag of ground almonds and decided to make Italian almond cookies. There are so many recipes, all different. Some say to rest the dough overnight, others just put it straight in the oven. You can whisk the egg whites or blitz everything up in the processor. You can make them with caster sugar or icing sugar (which is why I’ve specified either below) and you can add various flavours. I was feeling a bit bamboozled!
INGREDIENTS
300g ground almonds
300g caster sugar or icing sugar (also known as powdered sugar)
