Ingredients
- 250 g almonds
- 100g flaked almonds
- Cake dough
- 250 g flour
- 100 g butter
- 125 caster sugar
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 100 g caster sugar
- 1 tbsp. orange zest
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tbsp. has. c. baking powder
- I beaten egg
Preparation
In a bowl, mix the flour with the butter, sugar, egg and yeast. Knead well until you obtain a pliable dough. Re-open and let sit for 10 minutes.
Poach the almonds, hull them and mix them with the sugar. Add the butter, orange zest and juice and mix well. Make small 5 cm long sticks with this stuffing and set aside.
Roll out the dough using a rolling pin and cut rectangles measuring 9 cm x 5 cm with a rolling pin. Place a stick of almond paste on each and roll it up.
Brush the cakes with beaten egg and garnish with flaked almonds. Place them on a baking sheet and cook them in an oven preheated to 180°C until golden brown.
Serve the little almond paste cakes with a good mint tea.
source: la-cuisine-marocaine.com
