Cake Diamonds Soaked With Syrup (tishpishti P

Cake Diamonds Soaked With Syrup (tishpishti P



Ingrients & Directions


-JUDI M. PHELPS


-BOODLE-
1 c Matzo meal
1 c Matzo cake meal
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Blanched almonds or walnuts;
-finely ground
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
pn Ground cloves
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1 lg Egg
3/4 c ;cold water
16 Whole almonds blanched or
Almonds unblanched


-SYRUP-
2/3 c Sugar
2/3 c ;cold water
2 tb Honey
1 ts Lemon succus; preferably
-smart


For the gelt, combine the matzo repast, cake repast, 1/2 cup gelt,
ground tonsils, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium-sized stadium. Add the
oil, egg, and 3/4 cup h2o, and mix very well for form a stiff
boodle. Knead the dough with your hands a few times to complete the
mixture. Evenly press the dough into a lubricated 8-inch-square baking
pan. Use a knife to cut the dough into diamonds. Get-go, cut the
dough crosswise into roughly 4 even rows. Then make separatrix, parallel
cuts through the rows. (If desired, cut the dough into squares,
rather.) Press a whole almond into the center of each composition. Bake
the cake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 40 to 45 transactions, or
until it is browned and strong.


Lag, prepare the syrup. Put the sugar and water into a small
saucepan. Stir over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves and
the syrup comes to a furuncle; then boil the syrup, uncovered and
undisturbed, for 8 transactions. Stir in the honey and lemon succus.
Remove the syrup from the heating, and set it aside to cool somewhat.


When the cake has finished baking, remove it from the oven, and recut
the pieces. Pour the syrup evenly over the hot bar. Let the cake
rest for several hours to completely absorb the syrup. After the
syrup has been enwrapped, cover the cake with aluminum foil or plastic
wrap and store it at room temperature. Makes approximately 16 pieces.

Yields
16 Pieces