Kwarezimal This is a traditional Maltese recipe. These are usually baked during lent. The word kwarezimal refers to quaresima, literally the quadragesima, the forty days of Lent.
Kwarezimal easy recipe
ingredients:
400gr flour
1 tsp baking powder
300g sugar
200g blanched almonds
4 drops almond oil
100g cherries, pitted
2 tablespoons cane syrup
2 teaspoons mixture of fresh spices
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons rosewater
zest of 1 lemon
zest of 1 orange
1k.s. coconut powder
3k.s. water
For the coating
1 ½ cup cane syrup
200g peeled and grated almond-- Directives
1.butter two pans and the flour.
2. Add flour, baking powder, and coconut in a small dish. Add sugar, almonds, almond oil, spices and cloves.
3.Stir it all together and add the cherries, and shavings lemon and orange. Stir the syrup and add the rosewater. Stir again, and carefully add enough water so the mixture is neither too sparse nor too dry.
4.Wet hands and create pieces that look like sausages. Place on baking trays and press lightly (leave enough space between them because in the oven melts slightly). Bake for 22 minutes over medium heat.
5.Get them out of the oven and let them sit for 2 minutes. As far as cover with warm syrup and sprinkle it with grated almonds.
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