Walnut Filling

Name: Walnut Filling (Hashu ’l-Joz)
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 2 to 3 tablespoons rose water; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) granulated sugar; 2 cups (8 oz/225 g) shelled walnuts (or almonds or pistachios)

Hashu ’l-Joz

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

Traditionally, walnuts are used for filling these cookies/biscuits, but other nuts may be substituted. Toasting the nuts before grinding them will help bring out their aroma.

Ingredients

2 cups (8 oz/225 g) shelled walnuts (or almonds or pistachios)

Asia
Iraq
Garnish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put all the ingredients, except rose water, in a blender or food processor and grind coarsely. The sugar will prevent nuts from getting pasty. Turn into a bowl and sprinkle the mixture with rose water. Stir with a fork to allow particles to somewhat stick together. Shape as instructed in ‘Shaping Kleicha’ opposite.