Almond paste is a key ingredient in Moroccan sweets. Make this batch and we will be using it in the next 4 videos 🙂
WRITTEN RECIPE: http://goo.gl/wvm4ek
INGREDIENTS:
11 oz (300 grams) blanched almonds
2/3 cup (134 grams) white granulated sugar
2 tablespoons (28 grams) butter (softened)
1 teaspoon orange blossom water
A few pebbles of Gum Arabic (Meska) [optional]
STEPS:
“How to blanch almonds” video: https://youtu.be/b00JftJZHZY
1- First, let’s prepare the gum Arabic (or Meska). Add a pinch of sugar to a few Meska pebbles, and crush them with the bottom of a cup until you get a fine powder.
2- Next, using a food processor, mix the blanched almonds with the sugar until you get a smooth paste. The paste should be smooth enough that you can roll it into shapes.
3- In a large bowl, place the almond mixture. Add a little bit of orange blossom water and softened butter. Knead the ingredient with the tip of your fingers. You can also you’re the food processor if you want.
4- Add a pinch of ground Meska and keep mixing until you get a very smooth almond paste.
5- You can keep this almond paste in an airtight container for up to 1 month in the fridge or couple of months in the freezer.
16 Comments
@cookingwithalia
where can i get the gum arabic?
Hello, do we have to use the gum arabic? Because I actually don't like it 😅
Thanks ❤️
is this the paste you can use in M'hansha?
I always made a confusion about your name because I'm used to listen the name Thalia lol like the mexican singer. I love this recipe. Thanks for sharing this beautiful video.
Can you explain why gum arabic ? Please
Very good recipe, go ahead and good luck ALIA 🙂
Wonderful!
I don't know where I can get the almonds you used or the gum Arabic in my small city in Tennessee. But because there is a university known for engineering we get a lot of international students. A friend of mine from Syria has opened a deli that serves great food and he has a few shelves of groceries, and when I was there buying labneh I saw he had almond paste, do you think I could use that almond paste to make the cookies you just uploaded today? I hope so, thanks so much, I like your videos!
Hello Thalia! Enjoying your video. I'm confused about the gum Arabic, I have Mastic, can I use that instead? Thanks very much
alia u are amazing my sister<3<3!
Thanks, I'll try it with coconut oil and rosewater 👍🍓👍🍇👍🍊
Thanks so much for adding the written recipe in the description box!! Awesome recipe as usual 🙂
what is gum
Hi Alia, i like ur recipes but most of the time i don't understand it. Can u please add the translation in ur videos
Jazk
I have mastic gum. Is that the same as gum arabic?
Can we use the almond flour instead of crushing the almond