Cinnamon Stars

Here is an unusual recipe for delightful little treats made by Suzy, one of our team members, to share and pair with our morning coffee. These delightful morsels "dry" in a very slow oven.

Ingredients

3 egg whites

Pinch of salt

250g icing sugar

400g ground almonds (or macadamias)

2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Method

1. Whisk egg whites and salt until stiff. Add icing sugar and continue to beat until glossy. Save 6 tablespoons of the mixture in the fridge for the glaze.
2. Lift ground nuts and cinnamon into the remaining mixture.
3. Preheat oven to 140ºC. Cover 2 baking trays with baking paper and roll out dough on a surface dusted with icing sugar to 1cm thickness.
4. Use a star shaped cookie cutter dipped in water between uses to cut out as many stars as fit and place on baking sheets.
5. Use a brush to glaze each star with the saved egg mixture.
6. Bake each tray for 20 minutes until light golden. Allow to cool completely on cooling trays.

Enjoy!