A traditional Greek sweetmeat today, which although simple is delicious. These sweets are traditionally offered to guests when they arrive at one’s house, together with a glass of iced water. They are also popular in wedding feasts to symbolise the joys (sugar) and sorrows (bitterness of almonds) that the couple will live through together.
AMYGDALOTÁ (ALMOND PETIT FOURS)
Ingredients
2 cups of
roasted, freshly ground blanched almonds
1 cup of caster sugar
2 egg whites
1/2 cup ground,
plain corn flakes
1/2 cup amaretto
liqueur
1 teaspoonful
almond essence
Glacé cherries
Whole cloves (optional)
Icing sugar,
orange flower water
Method
Mix the almonds,
caster sugar and cornflakes well and then add the beaten egg whites, flavour
and liqueur. Knead well to form a soft
dough. Take a glacé cherry and a
tablespoonful of the dough and shape into a pear, enclosing the cherry in the
centre of each petit four. Bake in
medium hot oven for 15-20 minutes. It is important to get the outside quite firm
while maintain the middle softish (do not overcook). Brush with orange flower
water while still hot and dust liberally with icing sugar. Place a whole clove
on the top of each little “pear” to resemble a stem.
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