Amigthalota - Aclathakia (Almond Pears)

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~ Ingredients: ~ 1 lb of ground Almonds ~ 1 cup of Sugar ~ 5 tbsp Semolina ~ 1 lb icing Sugar ~ 1.5 cups of Orange Flower Water ~ 30 whole Cloves ~ Butter for lining baking sheets ~ Flour for lining baking sheets

 

~ Place the grounded almonds, sugar, semolina, and 6 tablespoons of the orange flower water in a large mixing bowl and knead into soft dough. ~ If the dough is too stiff, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of orange flower water. ~ Lightly butter and flour some baking sheets. ~ Break off small pieces of the dough (about the size of a walnut) and mould into small pear shapes. ~ Insert 1 clove at the top of each pear to represent the stalk. ~ Arrange upright on the baking sheets leaving some space in between them. ~ Bake in a preheated oven to 150 degrees Celsius, 300 degrees Fahrenheit, Gas Mark 2 for about 20 minutes. ~ After about 10 minutes of baking, cover the almond pears with parchment paper if the tops seem to be browning too quickly. ~ Remove from the oven and allow them to cool down. ~ When the almond pears are cold, dip them very briefly into the remaining orange flower water. ~ Place then back into the baking sheets lined with parchment paper and coat them with icing sugar. ~ A few minutes later coat them once more with icing sugar. ~ Amigthalota – Aclathakia (Almond Pears) got their name because of their shape and their main ingredient. ~ Aclathakia (Pears) because they look like a pear. ~ Amigthalota (Amigthala) their main ingredient – Almonds. ~ Good luck and enjoy.