Boconotti

By ctozzi

Ingredients

• Dough for White or Dark:
• 10 egg yolks
• 10 tbsp. sugar
• 10 tbsp. oil
• 1 pkg. vanilla
• 1 lemon zest
• flour as needed (approx 3+ cups)
• White Filling:
• 10 egg whites, beaten stiff with a little salt (or crème of tartar)
• Add:
• 400 gr. Sugar
• 500 gr. Almonds, blanched, skin removed, ground
• 1 pkg. vanilla
• 1 lemon zest
• Chocolate Filling:
• 10 egg whites, beaten stiff with a little salt (or crème of tartar)
• Add:
• 300 gr. Almonds, toasted, ground
• 300 gr. Sugar
• 200 gr. Chocolate (chopped fine w/knife)
• Cinnamon (to taste, I use 1 tbsp)
• 1 pkg. vanilla (I use 2 tsp pure vanilla extract)

Preparation

Step 1

Dough: Mix first 5 ingredients together. Add flour. Roll into 1" ball, press into tin tarts. Add Filling and bake at 325 for 22-24 min. Keep an eye on them.