Morocco
Ghriba
Almond cookies with crackled sugar tops, like little snow covered hills.
45 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original228kcal
7 gprotein
3 gfibre
45minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Mix the ground almonds, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and lemon zest. Grind the remaining sugar to a powder for rolling.
- 2Add the eggs, butter and orange blossom water and mix to a sticky dough. Chill.
- 3Heat the oven to 180 C. Roll walnut sized balls, roll thickly in powdered sugar and flatten slightly on a lined tray.
- 4Bake until the tops crack and the bottoms are golden.
- 5Cool on the tray before moving.
Serve it like this
Arrange on a plate in a single layer with a pot of mint tea alongside.
