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Little almond pears
Little almond pears
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Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Total Time:
70 minutes
Prepare homemade marzipan-style Christmas gifts in advance.
Ingredients:
  • 300.00 gm almond meal (ground almonds)
  • 300.00 gm pure icing sugar, sifted
  • 2 eggwhites
  • 1 large orange, rind finely grated
  • 1/4 tsp almond essence
  • 24 cloves
Instructions:
  • Preheat your oven to 160°C and line 2 flat baking trays with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl, mix almond meal and 1/2 cup of icing sugar. Create a well in the center, then add egg whites, orange rind, and almond essence. Use your hands to combine until a smooth dough forms. Shape walnut-sized pieces of dough into 24 small pear shapes. Place a clove, stem side up, into the top of each pear.
  • Arrange the almond pears upright with a 5cm space between them on the lined trays. Bake one tray at a time on the lowest oven shelf for 20 minutes until they are firm to the touch. Place 1 1/2 cups of icing sugar in a deep, small bowl. Dip hot almond pears one by one into the icing sugar, ensuring they are coated well. Put the almond pears back on the warm tray and dust them generously with the remaining icing sugar. Let them cool on the trays.
  • Line the gift box with small paper cases before arranging the almond pears inside.

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