Walnut Ghriba Recipe

• STEP 1.In a grinder, grind the walnuts until you get a fine mixture.

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• STEP 2.To prepare the arabic gum, use a mortar and pestle set to crush the gum with a bit of sugar until it becomes like a powder.

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• STEP 3.In a large bowl, place the walnut powder, the mastic gum powder, the granulated white sugar, the baking powder, a pinch of salt, ground cinnamon, the apricot jam, and the egg yolks. Mix them thoroughly using your hands until all the ingredients are well incorporated.

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• STEP 4.Add the melted butter to the mixture and continue mixing.

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• STEP 5.Rolling the cookies roll the dough into small balls the size of a walnut.

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• STEP 6.Once you shape the cookie ball, dip them in the egg whites, then in the powdered sugar until it’s completely coated with powdered sugar. Add the ball to a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Give a little press to the cookies balls to flatten them a bit.

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• STEP 7.Continue steps 2 and 3 until you finish the cookie dough. Make sure to space the cookies on the baking sheet as they are going to expand when baking.

• STEP 1.Preheat your oven to 350f / (180 c) degrees.

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• STEP 8.Baking the cookies bake the cookies for around 12-15 minutes (depending on the oven).

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• STEP 9.The cookies will still be soft when you remove them from the oven, but they are not ‘runny’, the cookies will chewy as they cool down, then gently remove them from the baking pan and roll them in a fresh batch of powdered sugar until totally coated.

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• STEP 10.Let the cookies completely cool down before serving!

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• STEP 11.Note you can keep the cookies in an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 1 month.