Wednesday, December 7, 2011

German Macaroons


3 egg whites
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/8 tsp. almond extract
1/4 cup corn starch
1 1/3 cup finely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 300 F. Warm egg whites over hot water, add the vanilla and almond extract, and best until soft peaks form. Slowly pour the sugar in while beating at high speed. Beat until stiff peaks form. In another bowl, mix together corn starch and nuts. Beat into the egg whites at low speed. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. They don't spread, so you can place them close together on the sheet. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool on a wire rack.

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