Orange flower and almond crisps

Name: Orange flower and almond crisps
Yield: Makes about 36
Cuisine: Europe
Ingredients: ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom; 225 g / 8 oz / 2 cups self-raising flour; 115 g /4 oz / ½ cup light muscovado sugar; 1 tablespoon orange flower water; zest of 1 orange and 1 tablespoon of juice; 4 tablespoons Golden Syrup; 115 g /4 oz /1 stick unsalted butter; 75 g/3 oz / ½ cup flaked almonds

Preparation info

Makes about
36

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Floral Baker

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

About

With orange flower water and almonds, there is a hint of the Mediterranean in this and the next, very different, recipe.

Ingredients

225 g / 8 oz / 2 cups self-raising flour
¼

Europe
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Line or grease two baking sheets.

Sift the dry ingredients together, stir in the sugar and rub in the butter. Mix to a paste with the syrup, orange zest and juice, and orange flower water. Roll into large walnut-sized balls and place on the baking sheets, well spaced. Flatten slightly and scatter the almonds on top. Bake at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for 15 to 20 minutes until light golden