Almond Pears (Amygdalota) - From the
island of Hydra
|
Ingredients |
- 1 lb blanched almonds
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 tablespoons fine semolina
|
- 1 lb icing sugar
- 1 ½ cups orange flower water
- butter
- cloves
|
Mix the almonds with 2
tablespoons sugar and grind them fine. Or
use commercially ground almonds. Add
remaining sugar, semolina, and 6 tablespoons
orange flower water. Stir this mixture to
soft dough. If too stiff, add 1 to 2
tablespoons orange flower water. Break off
small pieces the size of a walnut and shape
these into "pears". At the end of each,
insert 1 clove for the "stalk". Arrange on a
buttered and floured baking sheet and bake
in an oven for 20 minutes. When the almond
pears are cool, dip them quickly into orange
flower water and then coat with icing sugar.
After a few minutes coat them again in icing
sugar. |
