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Amigthalota (Almond Pears)

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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)

Directions:

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.
 
From: "The Complete Middle East Cookbook" by Tess Mallos ISBN: 1 86302 069 1
 
Typed for you by Karen Mintzias Sent to me by Bill <wight@odc.net>