Amaretti Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• 1. While preheating oven to 400 degrees, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in brown sugar and dried cherries.
• 2. In a separate bowl, beat egg lightly and then beat in milk, oil, vanilla extract, amaretto and applesauce. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in egg mix, stirring to just mix. Bake for 20 mins.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Grease muffin tins.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a second bowl, combine eggs, milk, Amaretto and almonds.
• Add to dry ingredients, stir until mixture is just moistened; batter will look rough not smooth, do not overmix.
• Spoon into muffins tins, about 3/4 full.
• Bake 20-25 minutes of until golden brown.
• Remove from tins and place on wire rack.

Steps:

• Rub half the lemon zest into the caster sugar in a bowl using your fingertips until the mixture looks slightly damp. Set 2 tbsp of the lemon sugar aside, then stir the ground almonds into the rest until combined.
• Pour the egg whites into a large, clean bowl and whisk for 3-5 mins until stiff peaks form. Gradually whisk in the 2 tbsp of reserved lemon sugar to help stabilise the egg.
• Mix half the beaten egg whites and the almond liqueur (if using) into the dry ingredients until you have a smooth paste, then fold in the remaining egg whites until just incorporated. Chill for 1 hr.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and line two large baking trays with baking parchment. Roll tablespoons of the chilled dough into 15 even-sized balls.
• Fold the remaining lemon zest into the icing sugar, then roll the balls in this and place 2cm apart on the prepared trays. Dust with a little extra plain icing sugar, then bake for 13-15 mins until lightly golden but still soft. Leave to cool on the trays for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for up to 10 days. Dust with more icing sugar just before serving.