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Amigthalota (Almond Pears)
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CATEGORY
CUISINE
TAG
YIELD
Eggs
Greek
Greek, Candies
30
Servings
INGREDIENTS
3
c
Ground almonds
1/2
c
Icing sugar; sifted
1/4
c
Egg whites (1/4 c = 2 whites
1/2
ts
Grated lemon rind, optional
2
dr
Almond essence
Whole cloves
Additional icing sugar
Rose or orange flower water (optional)
From: "The Complete Middle East Cookbook" by Tess Mallos
ISBN: 1 86302 069 1
INSTRUCTIONS
Makes: 30 Cooking time: 20 minutes Oven temperature: 160 C (325 F)
Blend ground almonds with icing sugar measured after sifting. Add lightly
beaten egg whites with lemon rind if used and almond essence. Mix to a
firm dough with hands. Clean hands and rub with a little butter to prevent
dough sticking while shaping. Break off small pieces of dough the size of
a walnut and form into pear shapes. Insert a whole clove in the top of
each to resemble a stem and place upright on a buttered and floured baking
sheet.
Bake in a moderately slow oven for 20 minutes, covering with brown paper if
tops begin to brown. Sift 2 cups icing sugar into a bowl and dip hot
Amigthalota into it. If desired, a little rose or orange flower water may
be brushed onto Amigthalota before dipping into icing sugar. Place on a
wire rack to cool.
Sift remaining sugar from bowl into base of a container and arrange cooled
Almond Pears upright in a single layer. Sift more sugar thickly over tops
and sides, seal and store for a day or two before using.
Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
Sent to me by Bill <wight@odc.net>
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