| 17 1/2 | ounces | almonds | bitter |
| 17 1/2 | ounces |
powdered sugar |
|
| 3 | tablespoons | potato flour | * |
| 3 | each | egg whites | * |
| Icing | |||
| 5 | ounces |
powdered sugar |
|
| 1 | each | egg white | * |
This recipe requires bitter almonds.
Bitter almonds are poisonous if eaten raw but baking destroys the toxins and produces a more concentrated flavour.
If bitter almonds are unavailable, then ordinary almonds will suffice.
First published: 1996-01-27 last updated: 2012-03-31