Valentine Sweethearts

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Valentine Sweethearts

Description

These are fun to make, also with the kids, and make a nice gift! Fridge and drying time not included.

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :40 Min

Cook Time : 0 Min

Total Time : 40 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 30-40
  • 2 icing sugar


  • 2 caster sugar


  • 4ounces ground almonds


  • 4 sweetened condensed milk


  • 3 -5drops red food coloring

Directions

  • You will also need: one small and one very small heart-shaped cutter.
  • Sift the icing sugar in a bowl, add the caster and the almonds, mix well.
  • Make a hollow and add the condensed milk, mix with a spoon first then use your hands, mix until smooth.
  • Divide in half and add food color to one batch mixing the color well.
  • Wrap both in plastic and put in the fridge for half an hour.
  • Sprinkle icing sugar on a clean work surface, roll out the pink almond dough until approx 1/2 inch thick.
  • Cut out hearts with the larger cutter, re-using and cutting the scraps, use more icing sugar if needed.
  • Then use the small cutter to cutout hearts from the middles of the big hearts, I use a blunt stick to push the small hearts out of the cutter.
  • Do the same with the un-colored almond dough and try to get the same number of hearts.
  • Gently push the small cream hearts in the big pink ones and pink in the cream ones.
  • Smooth or flatten if needed.
  • Line a baking sheet with some parchment paper and put the hearts on there to dry overnight.
  • Store in an airtight tin.

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