The recipe: Moroccan Briouats (pictured)
Ingredients
• 250g blanched almonds
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp flower water (orange blossom, rose water or lavender water are popular)
• ½ cup butter, melted • cup brown sugar
• 1 pkt filo pastry
• 2 tbs sesame seeds or crushed pistachios
• 200g honey
• 4 cardamom pods, bruised
• 1 cinnamon quill
PREP TIME 30 mins / COOKING 20-25 mins / SERVINGS 22
- Pre-heat oven to 180C. Place almonds on a baking tray and roast for 10-15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
- Process almonds, ground cinnamon, 1 tsp flower water, butter and brown sugar until a fine crumb mixture starts to come together.
- Stack the filo sheets on a clean workbench and cut whole sheets into strips 8cm wide. Cover strips in a dry tea towel and then a wet tea towel until ready to use.
- Place one strip of filo onto your work surface. Brush with melted butter. Place tablespoon of almond filling on the top corner of filo sheet and fold over to make a triangle. Continue folding over until you reach the end of the filo sheet. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
- Place on an oven tray and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until crispy and golden.
- Pour honey, 1 tsp flower water, cinnamon quill and cardamom pods into saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat. Pour honey over briouats, covering completely.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a rack over a tray to catch the drips. Allow to cool slightly and serve.
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