Malta biscuit is a famous Maltese dessert prepared during the Easter period, the name of which literally translates as "forty days of fasting". This delicious biscuit is easy to prepare, but its taste will amaze lovers of sweets.
Ingredients
- 250g almonds
- 250g sugar
- 240g flour
- The whites of one egg
- Honey
- An orange peel?
- Ground cloves
- Orange juice
Method of preparation
- The oven is heated up to 190 ° C.
- Then, you roast the almonds and leave to cool completely then cut it into large pieces, then put some on the side to be used as an accessory in the end.
- Then put the flour in a large mixing bowl and add the almonds, sugar, ground cloves, orange peel, orange juice and egg whites. Mix the ingredients until well mixed. If you feel that the mixture is stiff, add some water carefully so it does not tender an increase.
- Then take a portion of the mixture and form it into rectangles 15 cm long, 2 cm thick and 5 cm wide. Then bake it for 20 to 25 minutes.
- The biscuit will be soft when it comes out of the oven and will automatically dial when it cools, but before the biscuit cools, grease it with honey and sprinkle with excess almond pieces. At the end, they brought a hot cup of coffee and enjoyed delicious Maltese biscuits.