Cinnamon Stars with Cherry Brandy

Ingredients

• 500 g ground almonds
• 5 egg whites
• 450 g powdered sugar
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 20 ml cherry brandy
• sugar for dusting

Instructions

1. 1.

   Beat egg whites until stiff, fold in powdered sugar.

2. 2.

   Set aside 1 cup of meringue for the glaze.

3. 3.

   Add almonds, cinnamon and cherry brandy to the remaining meringue, quickly knead, cover dough and refrigerate about 1 hour.

4. 4.

   Dust a work surface with sugar, roll dough to 4 mm thickness, cut stars of various sizes, coat evenly with glaze, place on parchment-lined tray and let dry at room temperature overnight.

5. 5.

   Bake cinnamon stars in preheated oven at 160°C for about 8 minutes; they should remain soft inside while the surface stays white.