Pasta di Mandorle (Baked Marzipan Cookies from Sicily) | Recipe Binder

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Ingredients: The famous Italian fruit shaped marzipans take their name œla frutta di Martoran from this convent too. These are obviously not cooked like the ones in recipe that we are giving you today though.; Thankfully for us they are easy to make and just as tasty as they were 1,000 years ago.; 500g Finely ground almonds/almond flour; 500g Sugar (white caster sugar works best); 120g Egg whites lightly beaten; 1 tsp Honey; 3-4 drops Bitter almond extract; 2-3 drops Vanilla extract (or the paste from half a vanilla pod); 500g Icing sugar

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These delicious cookies have a history that dates back to end of the 12th century A.D. They were first made in the convent of Martorana in Sicily.

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Ingredients

The famous Italian fruit shaped marzipans take their name œla frutta di Martoran from this convent too. These are obviously not cooked like the ones in recipe that we are giving you today though.
Thankfully for us they are easy to make and just as tasty as they were 1,000 years ago.
500g Finely ground almonds/almond flour
500g Sugar (white caster sugar works best)
120g Egg whites lightly beaten
1 tsp Honey
3-4 drops Bitter almond extract
2-3 drops Vanilla extract (or the paste from half a vanilla pod)
500g Icing sugar