With a mixer, combine:
1 quart almond paste
3 c. powdered sugar
6 egg whites
2 t. vanilla extract
pinch of salt
keep on the side:
a bowl of raw pine nuts – pignoli, to roll the dough in.
Chill the blended-up almond paste mixture. When you are ready to bake the dough into cookies, use a piping bag or a spoon to [...]
6 cups flour
2 3/4 cups sugar
Pinch of salt
2 T. baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons nutmeg/ or cinnamon
4 ½ cups natural, whole almonds
7 or 8 eggs (sometimes size varies)
2 T. vanilla extract
1 T. amaretto
Mix wet into dry until combined. Roll into thin logs and stop there for the night.
The next day, bake the logs at 350’ approximately [...]
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