Coffee-flavored almond paste pastries

INGREDIENTS

• 200 g of peeled almonds;
• +150 g of sugar;
• 1 tablespoon of acacia honey;
• 1 tablespoon of coffee (I use the normal one that I use for the moka);
• 3 drops of bitter almond flavoring;
• 2 egg whites;
• Candied cherries;
• Whole shelled almonds

STEP

1. In a food processor, blend the almonds and sugar together until you get a very fine flour;
2. Take a bowl, pour in the chopped almonds with the sugar, add the egg whites, the drops of bitter almond flavouring, the spoonful of honey, the spoonful of coffee powder and mix everything well until the mixture is nice and firm and compact;
3. Take a pastry bag with a star-shaped nozzle and make curls on a baking tray lined with baking paper:
4. Decorate each almond paste cookie with a coffee bean, or with half a cherry or other candied fruit, or with an almond;
5. Let the sweets, thus composed, rest in a cool place for the whole night or for at least 10 hours, the time necessary for the pastries to dry and not lose their shape during cooking;
6. The next morning, preheat the oven in “static mode” at 180 degrees and cook the pastries for 8/10 minutes, pay attention to your oven;
7. Let it cool, transfer it to a nice serving dish and serve with a hot coffee or tea;
8. They are fabulous!!