Kwareżimal - Malta's Traditional Lenten Sweet Recipe

Name: Kwareżimal - Malta's Traditional Lenten Sweet Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 200 g Almonds (Ground); 200 g Plain Flour (sifted); 150 g Sugar; 1 tsp Cinnamon (Ground); 1 tsp Orange Blossom Water ( (ilma żahar)); 1 tbsp Lemon Zest ((approx. 1 lemon)); 2 tbsp Orange Zest ((approx. 1 orange)); 2 tbsp Mandarin Zest ((approx. 1 mandarin)); Water (As Required); 1 tbsp Cacao Powder; 1 tbsp Honey ( To drizzle - I like thyme honey); 2 tbsp Pistachios (Crushed); 2 tbsp Almonds (Roasted and Crushed); 1 tbsp Orange Zest

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:10min

Kwareżimal, a Maltese recipe originally made during Lent is quick and easy to make. It is a popular a chewy almond biscuit in an oblong shape, often brown due to cacao powder.

Updated at: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:46:53 GMT