Ratafias

Small, crunchy almond biscuits made with sweet and bitter almonds, sugar, and egg whites, baked until crisp.

Cook Time

12 mins

Produces

40 biscuits

Allergies

Vegetarian

Vegan

Dairy Free

Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients

350
g

Loaf Sugar

sifted

NutsSeeds

225
g

Almonds

sweet, blanched, skinned, and dried

125
g

Bitter Almonds

blanched, skinned, and dried

Other

4
piece

Egg Whites

very thoroughly whisked

Steps

Blanch, skin, and dry the almonds.
Pound the almonds in a mortar with one egg white.
Stir in the sugar and gradually add the remaining thoroughly whisked egg whites.
Drop small amounts of the mixture through a syringe onto cartridge paper.
Bake in a hot oven for 10 to 12 minutes until the size of a large button.