Almond Petits Fours
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 11:40pm

Ingredients




2 Egg whites
2/3 cup Ground almonds
1/4 cup Sugar
Almond extract
Candied cherries
Angelica

Preparation

1 Line 2 or 3 baking sheets with cooking parchment. Beat the egg whites in a deep bowl until stiff; lightly fold in the almonds & sugar & add a few drops of almond extract. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large rosette tube & pipe it onto the baking sheets in small rosetts & S shapes, leaving about an inch between each. Decorate the petits fours with candied cherries, strips of angelica, silver shot, nuts, or candied violets. Bake in the center of a preheated oven at 350 about 20 minutes, until golden brown. 2 /CAKES