Almond And Redcurrant Recipe

Almond And Redcurrant Recipe

60g butter

1/4 tsp almond essence

1/4 cup castor sugar

1/4 cup ground almonds

1/3 cup plain flour

1 egg white

1/3 cup redcurrant jelly

icing sugar

Method:

• Beat butter, essence and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy, stir in almonds and sifted flour. Beat egg white until soft peaks form, fold into mixture in 2 batches.

• Drop level teaspoons of mixture about 5 cm apart on greased oven trays. Bake in moderate oven for about 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Lift onto wire racks to cool. Sandwich biscuits with a little warmed jelly. Dust with sifted icing sugar.