Steep, sweet pine nut balls

The pine nuts are the seeds of the pine cones of the stone pines, those that squirrels like so much. This dried fruit has a extremely high concentration of nutrients such as proteins and carbohydrates, calcium, magnesium and iron. Like all nuts, they can be eaten raw or roasted. Its conservation is approximately one year if it is in an airtight container and in a cool and dry place, away from heat and humidity.

In the kitchen they are used both in savory and sweet dishes. They are very rich with spinach accompanied by raisins and also have a place in garnishes and sauces for meat and fish along with other nuts. In desserts and cakes they can be combined with creams such as cream, ice cream, chocolate or sky bacon.

Now at Christmas, the sweet star of pine nuts are the crowded ones. It is a recipe very similar to that of the panellets Catalan that are taken on All Saints' Day. The steeples are made up of a kind of marzipan with egg yolk that is covered with pine nuts. As we have seen that pine nuts are very nutritious, why not give the children the odd little one this Christmas?

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Go ahead and prepare these empiñonadas, some sweet pine nut balls that are delicious. You will repeat over and over again

• Ángela

• Kitchen: cuisine
• Recipe type: dessert
• Rations: 20

• Total time:

Ingredients

• 250 grams of ground almonds
• 250 grams of icing sugar
• 50 grams of pine nuts
• 1 egg yolk
• lemon zest
• cinnamon.

Preparation

1. While the oven is heating up to medium temperature, we mix all the ingredients in a bowl except the pine nuts and make a compact dough.

2. With it, we make balls and coat them in pine nuts.

3. We put them on a tray with non-stick greased paper and put them in the oven for about ten or fifteen minutes.

4. Once cold we can give them shine with a little light caramel or a thick syrup.

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