ingredients

Shelled almonds

250 gr

Caster sugar

150 gr

lemon

3

Bitter almond flavour

1 vial

Powdered sugar

q.b.

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2

Lemon amaretti are really delicious and fragrant sweets , ideal to be enjoyed at tea time or as an exquisite after-meal to accompany an espresso coffee or a glass of limoncello. It is a variant of the classic amaretti , the famous almond-based biscuits, made even more fragrant by the addition of lemon zest.

Quick and easy to make , just blend the almonds and sugar in a kitchen mixer until they are reduced to powder; the egg whites and the aroma of bitter almonds are incorporated, essential for giving the biscuits their characteristic flavour, then they are enriched with the grated lemon zest .

Once you have obtained a malleable but not too sticky dough, form many balls, sprinkle with a little icing sugar and finally bake in the oven. The result is sweets with a citrus fragrance, crunchy on the outside and tender to the bite , suitable for any time of the day, even as an after-dinner cuddle.

Find out how to prepare lemon macaroons by following the procedure and advice step by step. Also try the almond biscuits and almond and orange sweets .

How to prepare lemon amaretti

Step 1

In a kitchen mixer collect the almonds1.

Step 2

Pour sugar2.

Step 3

Blend until the almonds are reduced to powder3.

Step 4

In a container, collect the grated lemon zest4.

Step 5

Pour the almond flour into a bowl5.

Step 6

Add the lemon zest6.

Step 7

Combine the egg whites7.

Step 8

Perfumes with the aroma of almond8.

Step 9

Mix all the ingredients well: you will have to obtain a malleable dough, but not too sticky9. If the dough is too dry, add another egg white, if it is too liquid, just add a few tablespoons of flour to get the right consistency.

Step 10

Shape into balls and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper10.

Step 11

Dust the amaretti with icing sugar11.

Step 12

Bake in the oven at 160 °C in fan mode or at 180 °C in static mode for about 30 minutes12.

Step 13

Remove the biscuits from the oven and let them cool completely, then transfer the biscuits to a serving plate and serve13.

Advice

To obtain a soft dough, always choose whole ground almonds : in fact, ready-made almond flour could make the amaretti too dry. For this recipe, use organic lemons with edible zest.

storage

Lemon amaretti can be kept for a week in a tightly closed glass container or tin box. It is also possible to freeze raw amaretti, placing them in the freezer on a well-spaced tray and, once frozen, in the appropriate freezer bags.