Dessert
M'hancha (Almond Snake Pastry)

M'hancha (Almond Snake Pastry)

Morocco

80Minutes
HardLevel
8Serves
9Steps
About

The coiled 'snake' pastry of Morocco — a long rope of almond-filled warqa wound into a spiral, baked crisp and finished with honey, cinnamon and almonds for grand occasions.

Equipment
  • Bowl
  • Round baking tin
  • Pastry brush
Ingredients
Blanched almonds, ground3 cups
Icing sugar¾ cup
Ground cinnamon1 tsp
Orange blossom water3 tbsp
Melted butter4 tbsp
Warqa or filo pastry sheets8
Egg yolk (to glaze)1
Honey, to finish3 tbsp
Icing sugar and cinnamon, to dustto taste

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