RICCIARELLO

Ingredients

300g ground almonds

200g sugar

2/3 egg whites

drops vanilla essence

15ml honey

Grated rind 1 lemon

Oven: 170c

Serves: Approx 12-14 cookies

Source: Complete Italian Food, Antonio Carrlucio

Method

Mix almonds and sugar.

Stir in lemon rind

Loosely whisk egg white, add vanilla and honey.

Mix all together - soft sticky dough

Roll out using icing sugar 2cm thick.

Cut into lozenges 1"x2". Reuse the off cuts.

To make smaller cookies reduce depth of pastry to 1-1.5 cm and reduce dimensions of lozenges.

The mix will make approx 12-14 cookies

Place on lined baking sheet. Dredge with extra icing sugar.

Bake 20 mins until golden and puffed