Breads, Biscuits and Cakes Recipes - Almond Macaroons

Ingredients

• Rice paper

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup ground almonds

• 5 ml/1 tsp ground rice

• A few drops of almond essence (extract)

• 1 size 1 egg white

• Halved blanched almonds

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Method:

1. Line a baking sheet with rice paper. Mix all the ingredients except the blanched almonds together to form a stiff paste.

2. Beat well, then place spoonfuls of the mixture a little apart on the rice paper.

3. Top each with a halved almond and bake for 25 minutes at 160°C/325°F/gas mark 3.

4. Leave to cool on the baking sheet, then cut round each macaroon with scissors.