I was running around Cheltenham the other day looking for these, hoping to sprinkle some crushed on the pasta. There were none in Sainsbury’s, Home Sense was closed, M&S tried hard, but no. Florek suggested Food Fanatics, our mega overpriced Winchcombe deli and sure enough, I obtained a small packet for an eye watering £7 (!!!).

I looked them up yesterday, thinking for £7 I can get tons of ground almonds. The first recipe that appealed to me was from a blog called Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen. I baked them an hour ago and I’m amazed how good they are. And simple too! Food Fanatics will be visited again in a couple of years time!

For 20 biscuits I used 2 egg whites, whipped well. In a bowl I had 190 g of ground almonds, 150 g of caster sugar, combined, some vanilla paste and to that I added the whipped whites plus a tbsp of Disaronno. Next time I’ll add more, can just about smell it, but certainly can’t taste any. I formed 20 little balls, rolled them in icing sugar first, then caster sugar and baked in 150 degrees for 17 minutes.

They really are lovely. Crunchy on the surface, soft inside. Good stuff!