One of my favorite gluten free treats (because they are seriously hard to mess up – even for the baking challenged like myself!)
Pignoli
8 oz almond paste
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, 1 egg white
1/2 cup pine nuts
Preheat oven to 350.
In a bowl use a fork to mash the paste until smooth, add sugar and mix together well. Add the eggs and continue mixing until everything is creamy.
Put the pine nuts on a flat plate and take about 1/2 tsp of the dough at a time, roll into a ball and then dip and flatten slightly in the nuts.
Cook on wax paper or a silicone liner (this dough is extremely sticky and you will have a difficult time getting it off your bake-ware if you don’t). Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden and the middle is not “pasty”. Cool before serving.
This looks like a perfect snack. I love almond paste AND pignoli nuts, so I’m definitely going to try this out.