Almond dessert

all-purpose flour (about 900 grams) • unsalted butter, softened (about 500 grams) • powdered sugar (about 220 grams) • vanilla powder or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • roasted almonds, chopped (about 200 grams)

melted sheep and goat’s milk butter (about 300 grams; see explanation below) • blanched almonds (about 180 grams) • powdered sugar (about 55 grams) • brandy (about 25 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • baking powder • Powdered sugar for dusting, or you can cover them with chocolate (instructions for chocolate coating in another post)

thyme honey or any other honey you have (about 240 ml) • rose water (about 60 ml) • Zest of 1 orange • lime or lemon juice • eggs, separated • sugar (about 100 grams) • ground cardamom • rose water • whole milk (about 120 ml) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • all-purpose flour, sifted together with 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (about 120 grams flour) • ground pistachios or almonds (about 180 grams) •

high-quality butter (about 225 grams) • shelled pistachios (about 400 grams; reserve 2/3 cup or 150 grams for topping) • almonds, toasted (about 200 grams) • walnuts (about 200 grams) • plain dry breadcrumbs • ground cinnamon • phyllo dough • water (475 ml) • sugar (400 grams) • honey • orange • cinnamon stick •

phyllo dough • –9 oz (200–250 grams) unsalted butter (use olive oil for a vegan version) • coarsely chopped walnuts (or blanched almonds) • coarsely chopped pistachios (optional) • almond flour • plain dry breadcrumbs • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg • vanilla sugar or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • sugar (granulated or brown) • orange, zested (or a few drops orange extract) – I prefer 2–3 tangerines • sugar •

almond flour • peanut butter (about 350 grams) • baking powder • eggs • brown sugar • honey • vanilla extract • chocolate chips (about 150 grams)

coarse semolina • fine semolina • margarine (about 200 grams) • sugar • orange juice • Zest from 2 oranges • water • currants • roasted and coarsely chopped almonds

kourabiedes (Greek almond shortbread cookies) • melomakarona (Greek honey cookies) • cookies • brandy • heavy cream (about 120 ml) • couverture chocolate (about 190 grams) • butter • Chocolate sprinkles

phyllo dough • butter (about 250 grams, unsalted or sheep's milk) • finely chopped almonds (about 400 grams) • ground cinnamon • dry bread or 3 rusks, finely crumbled • For the syrup: • water (about 950 ml) • sugar (about 400 grams) • ground cinnamon • Lemon peel

phyllo dough • (2 sticks/225 grams) unsalted butter • coarsely ground almonds • (about 35 grams) plain dry breadcrumbs • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg • Whole cloves for decoration • For the syrup: • granulated sugar • (about 950 ml) water • (about 340 grams) honey • cinnamon stick •

–18 oz almonds (400–500 grams) • baklava phyllo dough • vegan margarine (200 grams) • sugar • cinnamon • sugar (about 300 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • honey (for vegan version, use corn syrup or glucose syrup) • cinnamon stick

fresh orange juice • honey • raw almonds (about 130 grams) • raw walnuts (about 100 grams) • Zest of 1-2 oranges (depending on size) • cinnamon • ground cloves • plus 1 tablespoon honey • phyllo dough • olive oil or melted butter • finely chopped pistachios, for serving

phyllo dough • whole cloves • plain dry breadcrumbs • (500 grams) finely chopped almonds • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • (750 grams) unsalted butter, melted • (1 kilogram) sugar • water • lemon, cut in half • cinnamon stick • honey

phyllo dough (about 1 pound/450 grams) • unsalted butter (about 1 cup/225 grams) • almonds (about 140 grams) • shelled pistachios, crushed (about 120 grams) • ground cinnamon (about 12 grams) • sugar (about 25 grams) • ground cloves (about 1 gram) • rose water (about 45 ml) • water (about 475 ml) • sugar (about 200 grams) • honey (about 30 ml) • cinnamon sticks •

phyllo dough • melted clarified butter (about 500 grams) • walnuts (about 500 grams) • almonds (about 500 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • water (about 1200 ml) • sugar (about 1200 grams) • honey (about 300 grams) • orange, halved (optional) • cinnamon sticks • whole cloves •

raw almonds (200 grams) • raw pistachios (200 grams) • vanilla sugar with lemon (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus zest of 1 lemon) • phyllo dough • unsalted butter, melted (250 grams) • water (200 grams) • sugar (250 grams) • Peel from 1/2 lemon • lemon juice • Whole cloves for garnish

canned chickpeas, well rinsed and thoroughly dried with a towel or just boiled chickpeas, well dried • vanilla extract or 1 packet vanilla sugar • and 2 tablespoons peanut butter, almond butter, or hazelnut butter (165 grams) (or margarine) • honey (agave or maple syrup) or 30 drops stevia • baking powder • salt if the peanut butter is unsalted • oats (only if the mixture is too runny) • chocolate chips

blanched and coarsely chopped almonds or walnuts • melted butter • phyllo dough • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • whole cloves or blanched almonds • Syrup: • honey • sugar • water • cinnamon stick • cloves •

phyllo dough • unsalted butter • finely chopped almonds • finely chopped walnuts • cinnamon • cloves • breadcrumbs • sugar • water • cinnamon stick • cloves • juice from 1 lemon 🍋 •

unsalted butter (500 grams) • all-purpose flour (950 grams) • vanilla sugar or 3 teaspoons vanilla extract • coarsely chopped almonds (120 grams) • coarsely chopped walnuts (80 grams) • powdered sugar (200 grams) • Powdered sugar and 2 packets vanilla sugar (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract) for dusting

unsalted butter (about 750 grams), at room temperature • margarine (about 500 grams), at room temperature • eggs • granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • powdered sugar (about 200 grams) • vanilla powder or 3 teaspoons vanilla extract • brandy (about 1/2 glass or 120 ml) • Juice of 2 oranges • baking powder (about 2 tablespoons) • heaping teaspoon baking soda • almond flour (about 500 grams) • finely chopped hazelnuts (about 300 grams) •

baklava phyllo dough (about 500 grams) • walnut halves, chopped (about 250 grams) • roasted almonds, chopped (about 250 grams) • sugar • Lemon zest • Cinnamon, cloves, a little ground ginger • butter (about 200 grams; use a mix of unsalted butter and margarine) • sugar (about 500 grams) • water (about 480 ml) • honey • lemon juice

phyllo dough • walnuts (about 350 grams) • unsalted almonds (about 150 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • unsalted butter (about 300 grams) • little ground nutmeg, optional • sugar (about 600 grams) • water (about 500 grams) • cinnamon stick • lemon slices • orange, cut in half •

walnuts (about 300 grams) • almonds (about 300 grams) • plain dry breadcrumbs (about 200 grams) • Ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, vanilla extract • phyllo dough • sugar (about 800 grams) • Water (enough to fill half the saucepan) • Orange liqueur • Juice of 2 lemons, chilled with ice cubes • cinnamon stick • Butter or olive oil

phyllo dough (for desserts) • unsalted butter • For the filling: • coarsely chopped walnuts • coarsely chopped almonds • sugar • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • For the syrup: • sugar (500 grams) • water • cinnamon stick •

walnut halves (about 250 grams) • shelled, unsalted pistachios (about 125 grams) • blanched almonds (about 150 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • plus 3 tablespoons melted butter (about 100 + 50 ml) • orange liqueur • orange blossom water • mild honey, such as wildflower (about 200 grams) • phyllo dough for baklava • heaping tablespoon ground cinnamon • ground cloves

Beirut-style phyllo dough (you can substitute regular phyllo dough, but it won’t be quite the same) • = 2 1/4 lbs unsalted cow’s butter (fresh) (about 1 kg) • sesame seeds (about 500 grams) • almonds (about 500 grams) • shelled pistachios (about 250 grams) • –2 tablespoons Smyrna spice mix (a cinnamon-based spice blend) • plus 1 cup sugar (about 2 kg plus 1 cup) • water (about 1200 ml) • corn syrup • Juice of 1 small lemon • Peel of 1 lemon

walnuts (about 225 grams) • almonds (about 225 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • plain dry breadcrumbs (about 50 grams) • vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • sugar • phyllo dough for baklava • unsalted butter (about 225 grams), melted • For the syrup: • sugar (about 1 kilogram) • corn syrup (about 100 grams) •

blanched or sliced almonds (about 60 grams) • sugar • lemon zest • cinnamon • phyllo dough • Juice of 3 lemons • sugar • star anise or 2 whole cloves • Orange zest • liqueur • strawberries (about 300 grams) • whipped cream •

phyllo dough (12-14 sheets) • (about 340 grams) unsalted butter, melted • (about 300 grams) finely chopped walnuts • (about 180 grams) finely chopped almonds • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • About 20 whole cloves • water • sugar • honey • lemon peel • cinnamon sticks •