Finger Twist Spread

Name: Finger Twist Spread (Angosht Pich-e Hamadani)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes ½ pt/240 g
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons raw pistachio kernels; ⅓ teaspoon citric acid or cream of tartar, or 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice; 3 egg whites; ½ cup/120 ml rose water; 2 tablespoons almonds; 1 cup/200 g sugar

Angosht Pich-e Hamadani

Preparation info

Makes
½ pt

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

This is a sweet, white, stretchy paste. In Hamadan you can buy jars of it at pastry shops. It is often used as a spread over a komaj bun for breakfast or as a snack.

Ingredients

Syrup

1 cup/200 g sugar
½ cup/120

Asia
Iran
Hamadan
Snack
Vegetarian
Breakfast
Gluten-free

Method

For the syrup: Place the sugar, ½ cup/120ml water, and the rose water in a wide, non-stick pot, stir well, using a long-handled silicone spatula, and bring to a boil. Add the citric acid and give the pot a stir. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 50 minutes until you have a syrup that has the consistency of honey and sticks and stretches between your index fi