Dessert
Samsa

Samsa

Tunisia

50Minutes
MediumLevel
8Serves
10Steps
About

Crisp Tunisian triangles of thin malsouka pastry packed with sweet ground almonds, fried golden then soaked in orange-blossom honey syrup and dusted with sesame, a Ramadan favourite.

Equipment
  • Bowl
  • Small pan
  • Frying pan
  • Pastry brush
  • Slotted spoon
Ingredients
Malsouka or brik pastry sheets (or filo)10 sheets
Ground almonds300 g
Caster sugar120 g
Orange blossom water (for filling)2 tbsp
Ground cinnamon1/2 tsp
Melted butter50 g
Egg white (to seal)1
Honey300 g
Sugar (for syrup)80 g
Lemon juice1 tsp
Orange blossom water (for syrup)1 tbsp
Sesame seeds3 tbsp
Vegetable oil for frying500 ml

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