The classical amaretti are a base also for other recipes, such as bread cake. Eat them while fresh.

500 g sugar 200 g bitter almonds 200 g sweet almonds 3 egg whites

Soak the almonds in a liter of boiling water leave them for 10 minutes soak them in cold water and peel them dry them in the oven on a cookie sheet grind them in a mortar Mix well the egg whites and the sugar add the ground almonds Gease the cookie sheet put the paste in heaps the size of a nut bake at moderate heat for about 20 minutes Caution: do not open the oven during the first 10 minutes