Ryland Peters & Small's video: Amaretti Biscuits - How to bake simple coffee time treats at home

These easy little almond-flavoured biscuits are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside, perfect to serve with coffee or as part of an afternoon tea. The recipe only uses three ingredients - egg whites, almonds and sugar - so these treats are gluten-free and super simple to bake. The full recipe, with UK and US measurements, is below: 2 egg whites 175 g/¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (caster) sugar 200 g/1⅓ cups ground almonds 1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur 30 whole shelled almonds, to decorate piping bag fitted with a 12-mm/½-inch nozzle/tip (optional) 2 baking sheets lined with baking parchment Makes about 30 Preheat the oven to 170˚C (325˚F) Gas 3. In a clean, grease-free bowl, whisk the egg whites using an electric hand whisk until firm peaks are formed. Add the sugar, ground almonds and Amaretto and gently fold into the egg whites until you have a smooth paste. Fill the piping bag (if using) with the mixture and squeeze approximate 4-cm/1½-inch circles onto the prepared baking sheets. This can also be done using 2 dessertspoons – one to scoop the mixture from the bowl and the other to scrape it off onto the baking sheet. Place a whole almond in the centre of each biscuit and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until risen, pale golden and they have small cracks over the surface. Remove the biscuits from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet. The biscuits will keep for 7–10 days in an airtight container. Recipe taken from 'Coffee Time Treats', published by Ryland Peters & Small. Find out more about the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coffee-Time-Treats-sticky-muffins/dp/1849755698/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=coffee+time+treats&qid=1559122330&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Music from http://www.purple-planet.com/