Recipe: Almond Biscuits

Almond Biscuits

Ingredients

Makes 15 biscuits

280g ground almonds
3 egg whites
250g caster sugar
1 orange, zest only
15 whole almonds to garnish
Icing sugar for rolling

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan.
  2. Whisk the egg whites to a stiff peak.
  3. Mix the ground almonds, orange zest and sugar into the egg white and stir well to combine. 
  4. Divide the mix into 15 equal sized balls. Roll the dough in icing sugar and arrange on a parchment lined baking sheet. 
  5. Place a whole almond in the centre of each biscuit. 
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and the tops have cracked.

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