Best 4 Amaretti Con Pignoli Recipes

PIGNOLI AMARETTI (PINE NUT COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Break up almond paste into pebble-like pieces Combine almond paste, sugar, confectioner's sugar and egg whites in electric mixer on low speed until blended.
• Increase speed to medium and continue mixing for 2 minutes.
• The dough should be sticky now.
• Keep a bowl of water near by to dip your fingers in before rolling each cookie.
• This will keep the dough from sticking to your fingers.
• Roll dough into one inch balls Roll balls around in Pine Nuts Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet lined with parchment or Silpat Lightly flatten each cookie Bake for 15-20 minutes Allow to cool completely before removing from parchment with a metal spatula.

AMARETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a food processor, grind the almonds into a fine meal. Add the sugar and continue to process for another 15 seconds. Finally, add egg whites and almond extract, continue to process until a smooth dough forms around the blade.
• Using a teaspoon, place well rounded spoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets. Cookies should be at least 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Cookies should be golden. Allow cookies to cool completely on the paper before removing. Store in a dry place.

AMARETTI CON PIGNOLI

Steps:

• arrange one rack in the upper third of the oven and the other in the lower third. preheat the oven to 350 degrees. LIne two baking sheets with parchment paper, or grease them lightly. Crumble the almond paste into a mixing bowl. beat with a handheld electric mixer till crumbled fine. sprinkle the sugar over the almond paste while continuing to beat, until the sugar is incorporated. beat in the egg whites, one at a time, and continue beating until the doubh is smooth. (The batter can be formed into cookies and baked at this point, or wrapped in the plastic wrap and refirgerated for up to 1 day.) Spread the pine nuts out on a plate. Roll 1 tablespoon of the dough into a ball between your palms. drop the dough ball onto the plate of pine nuts. when you have formed several dough balls, roll them in the pine nuts to coat lightly on all sides. transfer them to the prepared baking sheets and press them lightly, to flatten them slightly and help the pine nuts adhere to the cookies. repeate with the remaining batter and pine nuts. Bake the cookies until lightly browned, soft and springy, about 15 minutes. remove, and cool completely on wire racks before serving. the cookies can be stiored in a covered container at room temperature for about a week.

AMARETTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Break up almond paste into pebble-like pieces.
• Combine almond paste, sugar, confectioners' sugar and egg whites in electric mixer on low speed until blended.
• Increase speed to medium and continue mixing for 2 minutes. The dough should be sticky now.
• Roll dough into one inch balls. Keep a bowl of water nearby in which to dip your fingers - it'll keep the dough from sticking to your fingers while rolling each cookie.
• Place balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet and lightly flatten each cookie.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool completely before removing from parchment with a metal spatula.