Christmas is around the corner and homemade Christmas gifts are a great cost-saving and a way to show you care. Here’s a recipe for Amaretti made in the Thermomix and the cost saving you can have compared to buying it.
Amaretti di Saronno refer to a type of amaretto, a bitter-sweet flavored macaron, that is traditional to Saronno, a comune of Lombardy, Italy. It is one of many types of traditional amaretti, but the only one made with apricot kernels.
Ingredients
- oil, for greasing
- 2 egg whites, from large eggs
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 pinch fine sea salt
- 180 g ground almonds (see tip)
- 150 g caster sugar
- 100 g dried mixed fruit (e.g. apricots, cherries, prunes), quartered
- 100 g mixed whole nuts (e.g. pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts)
- icing sugar, for dipping
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 190°C and lightly grease a baking tray.
- Insert butterfly whisk. Place egg whites, honey and salt in mixing bowl then, without measuring cup, whisk 2 min/speed 3.5. Remove butterfly whisk.
- Add ground almonds, sugar, dried fruit and nuts then stir 20 sec/reverse/speed 2.
- Using wet hands, shape tablespoons of mixture into small, rough balls and dip half of each ball in icing sugar. Place on prepared tray, icing sugar side up, and bake for 10-12 minutes (190°C) until just golden.
- Leave on tray to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve or package up to give as gifts.
Hints & Tips
- The literal translation of these Italian biscuits is ‘the little bitter ones’ as they were traditionally flavoured with bitter almonds. Plain almonds work just as well, and you can grind your own with Thermomix®. Prepare a batch and give as gifts, or serve alongside coffee or dessert wine to add some Italian flair to your Christmas meal.
- To grind your own almonds, place 180 g blanched almonds in mixing bowl before starting the recipe and grind 10 sec/speed 10. Transfer to a bowl then clean and dry mixing bowl thoroughly before beginning the recipe.
- In step 3, add 50 g dark or white chocolate chips
Nutrition per 1 piece
- Calories 442.3 kJ / 105.7 kcal
- Protein 2.8 g
- Carbohydrates 11.8 g
- Fat 6 g
- Saturated Fat 0.6 g
- Fibre 1.6 g
- Sodium 22 mg
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