For afternoon coffee like in Italy: Light Sicilian almond biscuits

2024-01-16T15:28:17.047Z

Highlights: Sicilian almond biscuits are a wonderful way to get in the mood for the coming Advent season. The Italian "Pasta di mandorle" translates into English as "almond paste" In the vernacular it means a traditional Sicilian pastry. The main ingredient, namely finely ground almonds, or almond flour, is probably quite self-explanatory. With the homemade almond biscuits, marzipan lovers and fans of Italian cuisine in particular can be made very happy with just a few simple steps.

Status: 16.01.2024, 16:14 PM

By: Clara Kistner

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The soft almond biscuits from Italy are wonderfully juicy and sweet and therefore an ideal complement to the slightly bitter espresso. (Symbolic image) © Addictive Stock/Imago

Thanks to their Christmas marzipan aroma, Sicilian almond biscuits are a wonderful way to get in the mood for the coming Advent season.

The Italian "Pasta di mandorle" translates into English as "almond paste", but in the vernacular it means a traditional Sicilian pastry. The main ingredient, namely finely ground almonds, or almond flour, is probably quite self-explanatory. With the homemade almond biscuits, marzipan lovers and fans of Italian cuisine in particular can be made very happy with just a few simple steps.

Download the recipe as a PDF and print it now!

Gingerbread, speculoos and co. – bake your own Christmas delicacies

In addition to cakes and sweet pastries for afternoon tea or coffee, cookies and gingerbread are now particularly popular again. And although the supermarket assortment already adapts to the upcoming Advent season in autumn, the delicacies from the local Christmas bakery usually taste even better.

Those who have already eaten their fill of the classic butter biscuits, vanilla crescents and cinnamon stars in recent years can try their hand at more modern biscuits this year, such as the foolproof Nutella biscuits. In addition to cinnamon and orange zest, marzipan is probably one of the most popular baking flavors during the Christmas season.

Ingredients for the easy almond biscuits from Italy

For about 25 to 30 small almond biscuits:

250 g ground almonds
2 egg whites (M-eggs)
150 g sugar
70 g powdered sugar
3 pinches of salt
1 tbsp honey (alternatively agave syrup)
2 drops of bitter almond flavour
Optionally some orange zest (an organic orange)

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"Pasta di mandorle": This is how easy it is to bake the Sicilian delicacy

While the oven preheats to 170/180 degrees, the almonds, sugar and salt with the bitter almond flavor, as well as optional other flavors (such as orange zest and cinnamon) are placed in a large mixing bowl and mixed with a hand mixer. After the honey and egg whites have been stirred into the dough, cover the bowl and place it in the fridge for about 30 minutes to rest.

After half an hour in the fridge, the dough is taken out again. Put the powdered sugar on a large plate and remove portions of about 20 to 30 grams of dough from the bowl with a tablespoon each. Form small balls with your hands and then roll them through the powdered sugar.

In the next step, spread the dough balls evenly on a baking tray lined with baking paper and press them down slightly. Decoratively, whole almonds can also be pressed into the cookies before baking. Bake the almond cookies in a preheated oven for about 12 to 15 minutes. Then allow to cool completely or enjoy while still warm and soft. Enjoy your meal!

Even though the Italian almond cookies are not a seasonal tradition, they are somewhat reminiscent of Christmas cookies due to their marzipan flavor. If you want the taste of the delicacies to be a little more festive, it is recommended to refine the cookies with a little orange zest and a pinch of cinnamon.

If you still crave marzipan after the Sicilian almond biscuits, you should definitely try the juicy Bethmännchen in the run-up to Christmas.

Silian almond biscuits - download the recipe

Download the recipe as a PDF now and easily bake the Sicilian almond biscuits at home!

Source: merkur

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