(Pastry filled with almonds and honey and dipped in syrup). Ladino cookies submitted by Ms. Miriam Kurzwell from Israel. A Rosh Hashana recipe from her grandmother. For metric measures contact Ms. Kurzwell at miriamk@brorhail.org.il Also from my deceased mother in law, Sarah Abravanel Eskenazi) Measures here are American.
Dough:
200gr margarine (or1 cup oil)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking soda
5 cups sifted flour (approximate)
Mix the ingredients to form a smooth medium dough. Roll the dough on a floured surface to 1/2 cm. thickness.
Filling:
1 1/2 cup ground almonds
! 1/2 cup ground walnuts
1/2 cup sugar
4 tbsp honey
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
Mix the filling ingredients together. For a sweeter filling, use 1 tsp cinnamon instead of cloves). Cut the dough into rounds ( 2 to 2 1/2 inches across) and place a small amount of filling on each round. Pinch edges together over the filling. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and bake about 30 minutes at 350F or until browned. Using this recipe you should have about 30 cookies.
Syrup:
1 cup sugar
3 tbsp. honey
1 1/2 cups water
Boil ingredients until sticky. Place Travados into syrup for about 1/2 minutes. Remove from syrup. You may wish to sprinkle Travados with toasted sesame seeds while sticky. Allow to cool. Store in closed box when cool. May be frozen.
Fuente: http://www.sephardim.com/