Stuffed Dates and Walnuts (served at a typical Algerian Holyday Meal)
Recipe found on Internet site :Food in Algeria, Algerian cuisine
Ingredients
-12 fresh dates
-1/2 cup of ground almonds
-2Tbsp pistachios very finely chopped
-2 Tbsp granulated sugar
-orange flower water ( found in specialty store )
-24 walnut halves
powdered sugar to decorate
1- With a sharp knife, make a slit down the length of each date and carefully remove the seed .
2- In a bowl, mix together the ground almonds, the chopped pistachios nuts and the sugar.
3- Add enough orange flower water to make a smooth paste.
4- Shape half of the paste into 12 nuggets the size of the date seeds and use to stuff the dates.
5- Use the remaining paste to sandwich the walnut halves together in pairs.
6- Sift a little powdered sugar over the stuffed dates and the walnuts.
_ Serves best with rich coffee.
