Almond Eggs - Uova di Mandorle
Almond Eggs - Uova di Mandorle to help you celebrate easter with colors and sweets!
Ingredients
For 1 Person(s)
For the Cookies:
- 1 pound whole peeled almonds
 - 1/2 pound granulated sugar
 - 3 egg whites
 - lemons, zest only
 - 4 drops red food coloring
 - all purpose flour for dusting the bottoms
 
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
 - 2 tablespoons milk
 
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		Directions
- Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil and set aside.
 - Place the almonds in a food processor and process for exactly 2 minutes.
 - Place the almonds in a bowl and add the sugar, egg whites and lemon zest. Mix until a thick paste comes together.
 - Divide the almond paste into 4 equal parts in separate bowls. Add food coloring to each bowl and mix together until the color is uniform. Chill the dough for at least one hour or overnight.
 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
 - Once the dough is chilled roll it out between two sheets of parchment paper using 1/4 inch rolling guides.
 - Cut out different sized eggs with cookie cutters.
 - Dust the bottoms with four and transfer to the baking sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes. Avoid moving the cookies off the foil until they cool. The cookies will be soft right out of the oven. They will firm up as they cool.
 - Cool completely before decorating.
 - To decorate with sugar glaze stir the sugar and milk together until you have a liquid glaze. For a thinner glaze add milk by the teaspoon until you reach your desired consistency.
 - Dip each heart halfway in the glaze. Lay on a wire rack and decorate with sprinkles while the glaze is still wet. Allow the glaze to dry completely before serving.
 
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