Authentic Moroccan Gluten-Free Almond Cookies Recipe
Nadia Terry, FE teacher, Moroccan cooking and baking tutor
In this session, Moroccan cook Nadia Terry shares her authentic Moroccan gluten-free almond cookies recipe.
This popular Moroccan cookie recipe, also known as Ghriba, is easy and quick to follow with only 8 steps till you have delicious gluten-free cookies. They’re crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle and a little bit moreish!
Preparation
Set out your ingredients and equipment.
Video time
45-60 minutes
Equipment:
- Bowl
- Wooden spoon
- Baking tray
- Greaseproof paper
Ingredients:
- 250g ground almonds
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon or Chinese 5 spice (optional)
- 50g butter
- 1 tbsp apricot jam or glucose
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tbsp orange blossom water
- ½ tsp baking powder (optional)
- 2 egg whites, whisked well
- Almond flakes to roll the cookies in
Method:
- In a bowl, combine the ground almonds, caster sugar, salt and cinnamon and mix well.
- Add the egg, apricot jam, orange zest and the orange blossom water.
- Mix well until all the ingredients are combined.
- Shape the pastry mix into balls, about 16g to 20g each.
- Dip in egg white then in the almonds flakes or icing sugar.
- Place the balls onto a tray with greaseproof paper.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for about 15 to 20 mins.
- Leave to cool down and enjoy with a cup of mint tea/coffee or serve as a dessert.