Figolli (Easter Pastries)
Serves 6
More effort
Total time:
1 hour cooling
Figolli are large biscuits filled with almond paste. They are traditionally prepared for Easter and decorated with icing sugar, finished with a chocolate on top.
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Ingredients:
- Ingredients:
For the pastry:
- âÃÂâ 400g margarine
- âÃÂâ 800g flour
- âÃÂâ 200g sugar
- âÃÂâ 3 egg yolks
- âÃÂâ half a tsp grated lemon rind
- âÃÂâ water to bind
For the filling:
- âÃÂâ 400g sugar
- âÃÂâ 400g ground almonds
- âÃÂâ 1 dsp orange-blossom water also known as orange flower water (large food stores sell this)
- âÃÂâ 3 egg whites
Method
step 1
Sieve the flour into a large bowl and rub in the margarine.step 2
Add sugarAdd sugar and lemon rind.step 3
Mix in the yolks and enough water to make stiff dough.step 4
Allow to rest.step 5
Prepare the filling by mixing the sugar and the almonds, adding the orange-blossom water and folding the beaten egg-whites into this mixture.step 6
Roll out pastry, and cut 2 large identical shapes, (or cut round a cardboard shape of your choice) for each figolla.step 7
Spread a 1 cm thick layer of the almond filling onto half of the pastry shapes leaving a bit of space around the edges, and cover each one with its corresponding half.step 8
Press the edges together and bake for in a moderate oven until golden, approximately 30mins.step 9
Allow to cool, cover and decorate any which way you like with icing, finish off with a chocolate egg.
