Description
These delicious gazelle horns, or crescent cookies filled with almond paste and coated in powdered sugar, are perfect for holidays and special occasions. Refined and elegant, they’re sure to win over every sweet tooth.
Ingredients
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– For the dough
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup smen
- a pinch salt
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup orange blossom water
- water, as needed
– For the almond filling
- 2 cups finely ground almonds
- 1 cup powdered (icing) sugar
- 1 tbsp smen (ghee)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- orange blossom water, as needed
– For the syrup
- 2 cups water
- 1 tea glass orange blossom water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
– For decoration :
- Icing sugar sifted
Instructions
- Combine the sifted flour with the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Make a well and add the melted fat (cooled).
- Rub well with the palms of your hands to work the fat into the flour.
- Add the orange blossom water and the required amount of water, kneading well until you get a soft, smooth dough.
- Divide into small balls the size of a small mandarin, place on a tray, cover with cling film, and let rest.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling with the ingredients listed above, in the order given.
- Shape into small logs 8 cm long and 0.5 cm in diameter.
- Place them on a plate dusted with powdered sugar.
- On a floured work surface, roll out the dough balls, cut circles about 10 cm wide, then roll them thinner into a slightly oval shape.
- Place the filling log along the edge of the circle, roll up while pressing lightly and shape into a crescent.
- Place the cookies on the baking tray and bake in a preheated oven (180°C).
- They should be golden in colour.
- Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Prepare the syrup with the listed ingredients. Boil for 15 minutes, until it thickens.
- Dip the cookies in the cooled syrup, drain slightly, and roll in powdered sugar.
- Let dry. The next day, roll the cookies again in powdered sugar.
- Serve in paper cases.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 10 min
- rest time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: pastry, cookies
- Cuisine: algerian cuisine
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 120 kcal