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Almond Arches

4 servings

Ingredients

• 5 Stk Egg white
• 350 g Hazelnuts or almonds (grated)
• 500 g Sugar
• Lemon zest (grated) (nach Bedarf)
• Vanilla sugar (nach Bedarf)
• 50 g Flour
• wafers (nach Bedarf)
• Almonds (sliced) (nach Bedarf)

Instructions

1. Whip five egg whites into stiff peaks.
2. Gently fold in 350 g grated hazelnuts or almonds, 500 g sugar, grated lemon zest and a little vanilla sugar.
3. Heat the mixture on the stove while stirring until small air bubbles form.
4. Fold in 50 g flour and heat briefly again.
5. Immediately spread the mixture 2 mm thick on wafers and sprinkle sliced almonds over it.
6. Cut into 2 cm wide strips and place on a lightly greased, flour-dusted baking sheet.
7. After drying at moderate heat, bake slowly and remove from the sheet after cooling.

Based on a cookbook by Hans Hofer (1964), adapted with AI.