Halwai July 27, 2026

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup – Cake Flour
• 1/2 cup – all purpose flour
• 1 cup – semolina
• 1 cup – clarified butter, chilled

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
  2. Sift together the cake flour, all-purpose flour, semolina and set aside.
  3. Beat the butter until it turns fluffy.
  4. Then beat for 2 more minutes while sprinkling over the orange blossom water and confectioners’ sugar.
  5. Fold in the flour mixture gradually.
  6. Then refrigerate the soft dough in a covered bowl for about 10 minutes.
  7. Shape the dough into one-inch diamonds and place them 1/2 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
  8. Then place an almond in the centre of each cookie.
  9. Bake for 30 minutes.
  10. Let the cookies cool for a couple of hours.