Italian Amaretti Biscotti

Method

Separate 5 egg whites from the yolk into a medium mixing bowl and whisk them well. Once there are lots of bubbles at the top of the egg whites, add the almond essence and whisk gently once again so it completely infuses them.

Mix the almond meal and caster sugar together in a separate bowl until the sugar seems to disappear.

Next for your amaretti biscotti, pour the egg white mixture into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix through using a large spoon. Once this has all started to bind, use your hands to combine everything even more and make sure that everything mixes really well together, still keeping it all inside the large bowl.

Don’t try and make it into a ball, just squeeze down with your hands so it stays. Now you can let the amaretti mixture rest for an hour (or overnight in the fridge).

When it’s time to make the amaretti biscotti, prepare a large flat baking tray by spreading baking paper on top and pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees celcius.

Using a tea spoon, scoop up a heaped amount of mixture, roll it around using the palm of your hand, and make it into a ball.

Put a generous amount of icing sugar in a bowl. Roll each amaretti ball around in the icing sugar and then gently place it on the baking tray.

Line the balls up, making sure you don’t place them too close together.

Once the tray is completely full, with enough space in between each one, flatten out your hand, and press down gently onto each ball making the surface flat. This will create some cracks and provide the perfect form for your amaretti biscotti!

Dust with one more sprinkle of icing sugar all over before placing them in the oven for approx. 15 minutes – but check them after about 12 minutes as all ovens vary!