Almond hearts

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    30

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Floral Baker: Cakes, Pastries and Breads

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

  • About

These make excellent sweetmeats with an after-dinner coffee or tisane.

Ingredients

  • 115 g/4 oz/ cup ground almonds
  • 115

Method

Line a baking sheet with rice paper or silicone.

Mix the almonds and icing sugar, and add the orange flower water and zest. Mix in just enough egg white to bind together to a firm paste that can be rolled out. It is easy to over-do the egg white, and you will find yourself adding extra ground almond to ‘dry’ the mixture.

Wrap in cling film and chill for an hour. Roll out to abou