the cake of Mchewek

ingredients:
-300g of ground almonds.
-150g fine sugar (or granulated sugar sifted)
-zest of one lemon.
-1 Egg and 1 egg yolk
-1 tsp vanilla extract.
  -For the coating:
-80g flaked almonds
-1 Tablespoon of orange flower water
-1 Egg white
-10 Candied cherries.
method:
-Preheat oven to 180 ° C
-Mix the ground almonds, fine sugar,
vanilla extract and lemon zest.
-Add the egg and egg yolk and pick up the dough you get a soft dough.
Form balls-3cm in diameter and about 25g each
-Beat the egg white and orange flower water and are slightly dive in balls almonds.
Coarsely-Crush the almonds and coat the balls in almonds almonds.
-Make a hole in each ball and press a candied cherry half.
-Arrange mchewek on a baking sheet covered with baking paper and bake for 12-15 minutes it should not hardened (in contact with air they harden)
-Let cool completely before handling they keep well in an airtight container
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