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    Sweet INDULGENCE

    Aug 05, 2021 5 minutes

    PERSIAN MARZIPAN SWEETS (TOOT)

    These little sweets are simple to make. And as they don’t require any time in the oven, they are a great hands-on treat to shape with children.

    MAKES 20

    150g ground almonds
    75g icing sugar
    3 pieces of mastic gum (from health food stores and online suppliers)
    1tsp cardamom seeds
    2tbsp rose water
    75g granulated sugar
    2tbsp slivered almonds and pistachios

    1 Place the ground almonds and icing sugar in a food processor. Grind the mastic with the cardamom seeds in a pestle and mortar until a fine powder forms. Add to the food processor and blitz for a minute to combine. With the motor running slowly, pour in the rose water in a trickle until the mixture comes together when you pinch it between your fingers.

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