Spiced almond meringues
18 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | Egg white | |
| 1 | pinch | Cream of tartar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ¾ | cup | Almonds -- ground |
Directions
1. Grind almonds or buy already ground. 2. Grease a cookie sheet generously with 1 tablespoon butter or solid margarine. 3. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 4. Combine in a mixing bowl the egg white and a pinch of cream of tartar; beat until foamy. 5. Combine sugar and cinnamon.
Gradually add to egg white, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in the ground almonds. 6. Drop by LEVEL tablespoons 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Cookies spread during baking so don't place too close together. 7. Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are a pale beige color.
Yield: About 18 cookies.
Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill