World Flavors Cookbook
Tcharek Msaker
Almond-filled crescent cookies heavily dusted with powdered sugar.
Cuisine: Algeria
Ingredients
- Pastry: 3 cups flour, 1 cup butter, orange blossom water Filling: 2 cups ground almonds, 1 cup sugar, cinnamon Powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Make a supple pastry and thin rolls of almond filling. Cut pastry into triangles, place filling on the base, and roll into crescents. Bake until pale gold. Dip in orange blossom water syrup and then roll twice in sifted powdered sugar until snowy white.