Serves: 16

The Sephardi community of Jerusalem really know what to do with almonds. They make the best marzipan using the traditional method adding almond paste to boiling sugar syrup at just the right moment.They also make these biscuits when there is something to celebrate. The dried apricots are not traditional, just glorious.

Extracted from Honey & Co: At Home; Pavilion

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Ingredients

Name: Marunchinos (almond biscuits)
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 250g ground almonds 250g icing sugar, plus about 150g icing sugar to coat Zest of 1⁄2 lemon 1 heaped tbsp orange blossom honey 90g egg white (about 3 eggs’ worth) 70g dried apricots, diced in small cubes 2 tsp orange blossom water

250g ground almonds

250g icing sugar, plus about 150g icing sugar to coat

Zest of 1⁄2 lemon

1 heaped tbsp orange blossom honey

90g egg white (about 3 eggs’ worth)

70g dried apricots, diced in small cubes

2 tsp orange blossom water