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Category: Dessert
Area: Tunisian

Cashew Ghoriba Biscuits

Ingredients:
  • Cashew Nuts - 250g
  • Icing Sugar - 100g
  • Egg Yolks - 2
  • Orange Blossom Water - 2 tbs
  • Icing Sugar - To Glaze
  • Almonds - 100g
Instructions
  • Preheat the oven at 180 C / Gas 4
  • Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper
  • In a bowl, mix the cashews and icing sugar
  • Add the egg yolks and orange blossom water and mix to a smooth homogeneous paste
  • Take lumps of the cashew paste and shape into small balls
  • Roll the balls in icing sugar and transfer to the baking tray
  • Push an almond in the centre of each ghribia
  • Bake until the biscuits are lightly golden, about 20 minutes
  • Keep an eye on them, they burn quickly