Brutti ma Buoni

These are typical biscuits of Piemonte. They are very strange but delicious biscuits.

INGREDIENTS

300 g of Almonds without peel

250 g of Sugar

4 Egg whites

20 g of Butter

15 of Vanillina

PREPARATION TIME: 30 minutes

COOKING TIME: 1 hour

WINE: Vin Santo

PREPARATION

Place the almonds on a baking pan and roast them for about 5 minutes (or until the almonds become golden). Chop them finely, if you want you can use a mixer. Beat the egg whites until stiff, whipping little by little the sugar.

Then add the vanillina and the chopped almonds and mix all together.

Move the mixture in a casserole and let it cook on a very low flame for about 30 minutes, stirring with a wood-spoon.

Now place a sheet of a baking paper over a baking pan, grease it with the butter and with the help of a spoon make small heaps.

Bake at 180° and let it cook for about 15 minutes. Take the "Brutti ma Buoni" out of the oven and let it cool. This is th eresult:

BUON APPETITO!