Easy Sugar Free Italian Amaretti Biscuits Recipes

EASY SUGAR FREE ITALIAN AMARETTI BISCUITS

Steps:

• pre-heat oven to 160ºC fan (170ºC static).
• whisk egg white until snowy-stiff.
• add all other ingredients and stir to incorporate everything well.
• wearing food-safe disposable gloves, take a bit of mixture into the palm of your hand and shape it into rough balls using the other palm in a light, circular motion. The mixture should be sticky but not so much that you can't form the balls. If that is the case, just add more ground almonds.
• place balls on a sheet of parchment paper over a baking tray and flatten them a little.
• bake for 10 mins for soft amaretti, or 15 mins for hard ones.

EASY SUGAR-DUSTED AMARETTI BISCUITS

Steps:

• In food processor, blend almonds and 1/4 cup of the icing sugar until finely ground.
• Blend in remaining icing sugar and flour.
• In bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in granulated sugar until stiff glossy peaks form.
• Fold in the nut mixture and the almond extract.
• Grease baking sheet and preheat oven to 300°F.
• Using a pastry bag, pipe biscuit mixture into 1 1/2 inch wide mounds about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake in 300F oven for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown.
• Turn off the oven and allow the biscuits to dry inside the oven for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool on racks.
• Dust with icing sugar.

ITALIAN AMARETTI BISCUITS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Combine the ground almonds with sugar, egg whites, vanilla and almond essence and mix well in small bowl of electric mixer.
• Beat mixture on medium speed for 3mins.
• Allow mixture to stand for 5 minutes.
• Prepare trays by lightly greasing and dusting with a little flour. Shake off excess flour.
• Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm (1/2") plain tube.
• Pipe in a circular motion from centre to make biscuits 4cm (11/2") in diameter onto prepared trays.
• Place a blanched almond on top of each biscuit.
• Bake in a moderate oven 350'F/180'C for 12-15 mins or until tops are lightly browned.
• Leave on tray a few minutes before removing with a spatula to cool on a wire rack.