Almond Pestinos In Rose Petal Syrup

As C.S. Lewis once said, “Whatever is not eternal is eternally out of date.” It is simple logic. Why not invest myself it that which will last forever and matter most in this life? Do I have the faith to believe that? Do I have a deep satisfaction for all that God promised me in Christ Jesus, beginning now? If so, I will value that which is really valuable. And in order for that to happen, I need the Lord to continually help me to keep my gaze in the right place because the things of this world oftentimes seem so right and attractive, don’t they? It’s so easy to worship the creation over the Creator, isn’t it? But God has designed it where ultimate fulfillment is only to be found in the eternal realm. So if we choose not to go that route we are programmed for failure.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Med01	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Extra-virgin olive oil
1/4	c	Cream
		Juice and zest of 1 lemon
1	pn	Cinnamon
1/4	c	Anise del Mono or Sambucca
1	c	Ground almonds
2	c	Flour
1	c	Honey
1/4	c	Dried organic rose petals
3	c	Virgin olive oil
1/2	c	Powdered sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

In a bowl, mix together olive oil, cream, juice and zest of lemon,
cinnamon and anise. Add almonds and flour, mix to form a firm dough,
and knead 2 to 3 minutes. Wrap in a wet cloth and allow to rest 1
hour. Preheat fryer to 385 degrees. Place honey and rose petals in a
saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside. Form
pastry into 1-inch balls and form those into 3 1/2-inch to 4-inch
cigars. Fry in 350 degree hot oil in small batches until golden  brown,
remove with spider, and drain on paper towels. While still  warm, dip
in honey mixture to coat and place on cooling rack. Dust  with powdered
sugar and allow to dry. This recipe yields 4 servings.  Recipe Source:
MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD  NETWORK - (Show
# ME-1B07 broadcast 06-02-1998) Downloaded from their  Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR
MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com -or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  06-08-1998
Recipe by: Mario Batali  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 839 Calories From Fat: 204 Total Fat: 24.1g Cholesterol: 20.4mg Sodium: 11.6mg Potassium: 368.5mg Carbohydrates: 150.3g Fiber: 5.7g Sugar: 96.4g Protein: 14.3g