Gazelle horns

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This delicious gazelle horns recipe pairs well with tea and is often prepared for Ramadan and Aïd meals.

Ingredients

Gazelle horns :

In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and the sifted icing sugar until smooth. Add and beat the eggs, one at a time.
Stir in the flour, the orange blossom water and enough of the water to make a firm dough.
Separate dough into 2 parts, cover and cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Almond filling :
Combine almonds, egg, sugar, butter and orange blossom water in an other mixing bowl.
Preheat oven to 320°F. Grease oven trays or use parchment paper.
Separately, roll each dough parts, between sheets of parchment paper until, approximately 2mm thick.
Cut the rounds from each sheet of dough using a cookie cutter or a knife. Re-roll scraps of dough, if possible.
Drop teaspoons of almond filling into centre of rounds and brush edges with a little water.
Fold rounds in half, press edges with a fork to seal. Pinch ends to make them look like horns.
Put the horns in the oven after brushing them with milk. Wait about 20 minutes.

Frosting :
While baking, combine the extra icing sugar and the cinnamon.
Finally, roll warm horns in the frosting.

You can eat the horns warm or cold.

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