Calissons With Orange And Cardamom
- 2 1/2 cups ground almonds
- 1 2/3 cups confectioner's sugar
- 200 melon gramscandied
- 15/16 tablespoon ground cardamom
- 2 13/16 ounces candied orange peel
- 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
- 1 sheet of edible paper
- 1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar
- 2 5/16 tablespoons egg white
- Combine confectioners sugar and ground almonds and bake for 30 minutes at 120 degrees Celsius.
- Cut the candied fruit into small pieces.
- In a blender, puree the fruit to make a very fine fruit paste.
- Add the orange blossom water and cardamom.
- Blend again.
- Incorporate the almond mixture.
- Blend for one minute until its smooth and it detaches itself from the walls.
- On a work surface, place a sheet of parchment paper and place the sheet of edible paper.
- Form a ball of dough and place i the paper.
- With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to completely cover the paper.
- Turn the dough over a clean cloth.
- With a cookie cutter cut desired shapes out of the dough.
- Whisk the egg white with a fork, and gradually add confectioners sugar until tick and creamy.
- Frost each calisson with a spatula or a teaspoon.
- Bake calissons for about 5 minutes to 120 C.
ground almonds, sugar, melon gramscandied, ground cardamom, orange blossom water, paper, sugar, egg white
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Calissons-with-Orange-and-Cardamom-782129 (may not work)