Travados (honey and almond turnovers)

35 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Oil
⅓ cup Water + 1 tbsp; divided
⅓ cup Sugar
2½ cup Flour; (up to 3 cups)
2 cups Ground blanched almonds
3 tablespoons Honey; (up to 4 tbsp)
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
pinch Cloves
½ cup Sugar
1 cup Honey
½ cup Water

Directions

SYRUP

OVEN: 350

Combine oil, ⅓ cup water and sugar; add enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead til smooth. Divide dough into 35 pieces. Set aside.

FILLING: Mix together almonds, 1 tbsp water and enough honey to make a stiff paste. Add cinnamon and cloves.

Press a piece of dough into a 4- inch round and fill with 1 tsp filling.

Fold and seal. Repeat with remaining 34 dough pieces.

Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes or til light brown.

TO SERVE: Boil travados 3 minutes in syrup in batches. Drain and cool.

SYRUP: Add all syrup ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Source: Kyra Effren/ Universal Press Syndicate : via The Naples Daily News 9-5-96 Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V96 #014 Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 15:22:13 -0400 From: Linda Shapiro- Naples FL <lss@...>

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