Pastilla with milk and almonds (pastilla au lait et

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
24 Sheets filo pastry cut into 20 cm circles
Oil for frying
500 Gm blanched almonds roasted
1 litre Milk
10 Lumps sugar and roughly chopped
150 Gm sugar
1 tablespoon Cinnamon
3 tablespoons Orange flower water

Directions

TO SERVE

Pastilla with milk and almonds (Pastilla au lait et amandes).

Press 2 sheets of filo pastry together and fry in hot oil until golden. Remove and drain on paper towels. Continue with the remaining sheets of pastry.

Mix together the almonds, sugar and cinnamon. Place 2 sheets of filo pastry on a large serving plate and sprinkle some of the cinnamon mixture over the top. Repeat until all the filo pastry and cinnamon mixture is used.

To serve: bring the milk, sugar and orange flower water to the boil.

It is the mixture of the crisp pastry leaves and milk that gives this delicious dessert its flavour. Cut the pastry with a knife and pour the milk mixture over the leaves at the table. Serve at once.

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