Kaak Warka
Pale almond-filled rings, barely coloured in the oven and dusted white. The wedding pastry.
Serves 14 · 80 min
Per portion (75 g)
| Calories | 355 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 30.2 g |
| Fat | 21.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 5.4 g |
| Sugars | 15.8 g |
| Fibre | 4.1 g |
| Sodium | 11 mg |
Counted from the recipe. Real portions vary with the cook.
Ingredients
- 400 g, ground almonds
- 250 g flour
- 100 g butter
- 200 g sugar
- 2 mgharfa kbira orange blossom water
- 2 eggs
- to finish icing sugar (optional)
Method
- Work the ground almonds with sugar and orange blossom water into a pliable paste.
- Make a short dough with the flour, butter and egg and rest it.
- Roll the dough thin, lay a rope of almond paste along it and close it over.
- Join into rings, bake at 150C until barely coloured, and dust heavily while warm.