Fig Squire
Ingredients:
- 250
grs of sugar ;
- 250
grs of dried figs ;
- 250
grs of husked almonds ;
- 125
grs of chocolate ;
- lemon
peel scrapings to taste ;
- 250
grs of Malabar gourd reserve ;
- 10
egg yolks
Preparation:
The
lining is made as explained in the «Almond Squire» recipe (1),
except a little bit of chocolate is added.
Then boil the sugar for a few minutes until it forms a slightly thick,
unbroken string when dripped from a spoon. Pour the sugar over the egg
yolks.
Add the ground almonds and figs and the powdered chocolate and place
on the flame once again to thicken.
When the mixture is already thick enough, take it off the stove and
let it cool off.
Then place it in alternate layers with the Malabar gourde preserve and
cover with the same mixture used to line the tin. Place in the oven to
dry.
Decorate to taste.
(1)
The lining is made as follows:
-
1
kg of almonds ;
-
800
grs of sugar ;
-
100
grs of glucose
Blend
the ingredients and machine grind several times until a homogeneous
mass is obtained. Stretch the mass on a marble table, sprinkle with
icing sugar to make it fine and line the tin with it.
source:
Algarve
Tourist Region
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