Almond stars

Ingredients 
Makes: 50 biscuits, depending on size

• 4 egg whites
• 250g icing sugar
• 250g ground almonds
• 1/2 lemon, zest grated and juiced
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves

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Method
Prep:30min  ›  Cook:20min  ›  Extra time:1hr chilling  › Ready in:1hr50min 

1. Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually beat in icing sugar, then fold in lemon juice, lemon zest, cinnamon and cloves.
2. Reserve and chill 8 tablespoons of mixture. Fold almonds into the remaining mixture; chill for 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 150 C / Gas 2.
4. Sprinkle sugar on work surface. Roll batches of dough to 1cm thick and cut out stars. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add a little more ground almonds.
5. Place stars onto a greased baking tray and brush with the reserved egg whites.
6. Bake for 15-20 minutes in the preheated oven.