Dessert
Kalb el Louz

Kalb el Louz

Algeria

70Minutes
MediumLevel
10Serves
10Steps
About

A soaked semolina cake with a hidden almond layer, drenched in orange-blossom syrup; its name means 'heart of almonds' and it is the star Ramadan sweet of Algiers and Constantine.

Equipment
  • Mixing bowl
  • Baking dish
  • Saucepan
  • Food processor or grinder
Ingredients
Coarse semolina4 cups
Sugar1 cup
Unsalted butter or ghee, melted200 g
Orange blossom water3 tbsp
Blanched almonds1½ cups
Sugar (for the almond layer)½ cup
Ground cinnamon1 tsp
Warm waterabout 1 cup
Sugar (for the syrup)2 cups
Water (for the syrup)2 cups
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Whole almonds, to decorateabout 20

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