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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