Kwareżimal

Recipe: Kwareżimal

A special traditional sweet eaten during Lent.

It is advisable to roast the almonds, the Kwareżimal will keep much longer with roasted almonds.

Ingredients

  • 225g pure ground almonds
  • 225g sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoonful cinnamon
  • 1/4 ground cloves
  • 170g gluten free flour
  • Grated lemon peel
  • Tablespoonful flower water (ilma żahar)
  • Honey and slivered almonds for decoration

Method

  1. Mix the ground almonds, sugar, ground cloves and cinnamon
  2. Add the orange flower water and grate lemon peel
  3. Add the sifted flour
  4. Mix well into a dough adding a little water to bind
  5. Cut dough into pieces of 4 inches long and 2 inches wide
  6. Place a floured over tin and bake at 190°C for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden
  7. When done remove from oven and sprinkle the tops with honey and pistachio nuts or slivers of almonds, let cool