Carrot Macaroons

Ingredients

 * 1 	cup  	Almonds, blanched
 * 1/2 	cup 	Sugar
 * 3 	large 	Egg whites, at room temp
 * 1/4 	lbs 	Carrots, coarsely grated pinch
 * Cream of tartar

Directions
In food processor, pulverize the almonds with 1/4 cup of sugar. In a bowl combine the almond mixture with one egg white and the carrots. Beat remaining egg whites with a pinch of salt until frothy, add cream of tartar and beat to soft peaks, then beat in remaining sugar to hard peaks. Stir 1/4 of the whites into the carrots, then fold in the rest. Drop by the teaspoonful onto greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° until golden brown (approximately 15 minutes).