Breads, Biscuits and Cakes Recipes - Scented Macaroon Cakes

 
 

Breads, Biscuits and Cakes Recipes - Scented Macaroon Cakes

Ingredients                    

  • 100 g/4 oz short crust pastry (basic pie crust)

  • Lime marmalade

  • 2 egg whites

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

  • 25 g/1 oz/1/4 cup ground almonds

  • 10 ml/2 tsp ground rice

  • 5 ml/1 tsp orange flower water


Method:

  1. Roll out the pastry and use to line the sections of a tartlet tin (patty pan).

  2. Put a small spoonful of marmalade into each pastry case. Whisk the egg whites until stiff. Whisk in the sugar until stiff and glossy.

  3. Fold in the almonds, rice and orange flower water. Spoon into the cases, covering the marmalade completely.

  4. Bake at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for 30 minutes until risen and golden brown.