Almond & Honey Pastries With Orange Cream
This delectable recipe combines the irresistible crunch of toasted almonds with the delicate flavors of orange blossom water and cinnamon. The nutty filling is encased in crispy brik pastry cones, creating a delightful treat perfect for enjoying with a dollop of creamy orange-infused yogurt. Top it all off with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of chopped almonds for a delightful dessert that will surely impress your guests.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 200g whole blanched almonds , toasted and roughly chopped
- 85g icing sugar , plus extra to serve
- 85g butter , melted
- 2 tsp orange flower water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg yolk
- 190g pack brik pastry
- clear honey , to serve
- zest 1 orange
- 300g Greek yogurt
- 300ml tub double cream
- 2 tbsp icing sugar , sifted
Instructions
- Set aside a quarter of the almonds. Put the rest in a food processor with the icing sugar, half the butter, orange blossom water, cinnamon and egg yolk. Whizz to a paste. Scrape into a bowl and stir in most of the remaining chopped nuts.
- Unroll one sheet of brik pastry at a time, brush all over with melted butter and halve into 2 semi-circles. Shape 1 heaped tbsp of the nut mixture to look like a thin wedge shape along half the pastry edge you’ve just cut (leaving 2.5cm border on the rounded side), so it looks as if you’re cutting the semi-circle of pastry into pieces like a cake. Roll up like a pastry cone, sealing the nut mixture inside, then brush all over with more butter and fold over the open, wide end to seal. Sit on a baking tray, end flap side down to help it stay closed, and repeat until nut mixture is used up. Cover with cling film and chill. Put zest, yogurt, cream and icing sugar in a mixing bowl. Cover and chill.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6, put the pastries in and bake for 15 mins until golden and crisp. Just before they’re ready, beat together the yogurt mixture until thick. Pile pastries onto a serving dish, drizzle with honey and scatter with remaining nuts. Serve with the orange cream and Honeyed orange & grapefruit (see 'Goes well with').
Cook Time
15M
Prep Time
PT45M
Yield
Makes 12-16
Nutrition
- Calories: 397 calories
- Fat Content: 32 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 14 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 21 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 13 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 7 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.26 milligram of sodium
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