Featured Recipes - Christmas
Xmas Macaroons
Makes approx 30, prepare a day in advance.
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 225g caster sugar
- Zest of 1 orange
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- 300g ground almonds
- Icing sugar for dusting
Preparation
- Whisk egg whites and salt until stiff and dry.
- Gradually whisk in the sugar – will be gooey consistency.
- Add orange zest, vanilla extract, almond essence, and ground almonds until forms a hard paste.
- Dust icing sugar on your hands and shape into small lozenges.
- Lay onto greaseproof-paper lined baking sheets and leave to dry-out overnight.
- Heat oven to 140C/ Gas1 and bake for 30 mins until pale golden and slightly cracked
- When cooked dust with icing sugar and cinnamon and serve.
- Store in airtight container for up to one week.
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Xmas Macaroons
Makes approx 30, prepare a day in advance.
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 225g caster sugar
- Zest of 1 orange
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- 300g ground almonds
- Icing sugar for dusting
Preparation
- Whisk egg whites and salt until stiff and dry.
- Gradually whisk in the sugar – will be gooey consistency.
- Add orange zest, vanilla extract, almond essence, and ground almonds until forms a hard paste.
- Dust icing sugar on your hands and shape into small lozenges.
- Lay onto greaseproof-paper lined baking sheets and leave to dry-out overnight.
- Heat oven to 140C/ Gas1 and bake for 30 mins until pale golden and slightly cracked
- When cooked dust with icing sugar and cinnamon and serve.
- Store in airtight container for up to one week.
Key:
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