80 gm unsalted butter
50 gm plain flour / gluten-free flour
125 gm icing sugar
65 gm almond meal / finely ground almonds
4 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional: maraschino cherries or berries, chocolate or lemon rind
Prepare your ingredients
Melt the butter on medium heat until it turns a golden colour. Make sure you don’t burn the butter.
Add Flour (You can use gluten free flour here)
Sift the icing sugar and flour
You will need a spoon to sift the almond meal.
With a stick mixer, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form
Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until you get a consistency that slowly falls off your spoon.
Line your mini muffin trays with a bit of butter (You can use a flat tray here also)
Place a spoonful of the mixture into the muffin tray.
Add the cherries or fruit you love
Bake for 18-20 minutes on 180 degrees.
Result