Spanish-Style Almond Macarons

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 300 g ground, peeled almonds
• 200 g sugar
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• a pinch of salt

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) with upper and lower heat.

2. 2.

   Separate the eggs. Mix the almonds with the sugar and lemon zest, then gradually fold in the yolks. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form, and gently fold them into the almond mixture.

3. 3.

   Fill a piping bag fitted with a large star tip with the batter and pipe small mounds onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until golden yellow. Remove, lift from the sheet, and let cool.