[Liz]

Authentic amaretti are crispy airy and bittersweet.....w/ mysterious ingredients like apricot kernels....and very pricey. Hard to duplicate.

Here's my solution:

Mound whole almonds, hazelnuts on sheetpan. Pour over vanilla sugar syrup flavored w/ droplet of almond extract. Then roast til caramelized.

Grind to a coarse crunch---sprinkle over layers.

[Jamestown1630]

Liz, you are probably the best and most ingenious cook here :-)

-JT