Beautiful moreish almond morsels. I have found that having them with a cup of tea brings out the hint of clove but eat them anytime!
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Ingredients
- 250 g ground almonds sieved
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 150 g caster sugar
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 tbsp amaretto liqueur (optional, can be replaced with 1/2 tsp almond essence
- icing sugar to dust
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 140C fan. Line 2 baking sheets first with foil then with baking paper.
- To the sifted almonds, add the ground clove and caster sugar.
- Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Add a spoonful of the egg whites to the almonds and stir through then carefully fold the remaining whisked eggs into the mixture and finish with the amaretto liqueur if using.
- Put some icing sugar in a bowl ready to dust the balls. Take a walnut size amount of dough and gently roll into a ball, toss in the icing sugar (you want them to be very generously covered, place on the baking sheet 3 cm apart. Repeat until all the dough is used.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Carefully lift onto a wire rack and store in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 2 weeks.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 9mgPotassium: 9mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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