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Almond Cigars
Cigares aux Amandes, or Briks aux Amandes
- Makes
24
pastries - Difficulty
Medium
Published 2002
Moroccans and Tunisians are fond of these flaky nut-filled sweets. In Algeria, they are served after the Yom Kippur fast, but the filling omits ginger, cloves, and orange-flower water and uses simply almonds, sugar, lemon, and cinnamon. Some are filled with walnuts instead of almonds. These may also be called briouats.
Ingredients
For the Filling
4 cups 1 ⅓ pounds 1 ½ cups
Method
To make the filling, in a food processor, grind the almonds and sugar together in batches. Pulse in the spices, egg yolks, and orange-flower water. If the paste is too dry, add the egg white. Divide into 24 balls of almond paste. (Tunisians add a bit of semolina to the filling.)
If using feuilles de brik or egg roll wrappers: Cut the feuilles de brik in half. Place a strip
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