Gazelle ankles

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Gazelle ankles
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A gazelle ankle cookie .
Alternative namesArabic: كعب الغزال (kaʕbu lɣazaːl) "gazelle ankles"
French: cornes de gazelle "gazelle horns"
Typecookie
Coursedessert
Place of originNorth Africa
Region or stateNorth Africa
Main ingredientsalmond paste
Ingredients generally usedflour, sugar, butter, orange blossom water

Gazelle ankles (transliterated from Arabic: كعب الغزال kaʕbu lɣazaːl, also known in French as cornes de gazelle, "gazelle horns") are a traditional cookie of North Africa.[1][2] They are crescent-shaped cookies made of flour-based dough filled with almond paste aromatized with orange blossom water. Gazelle ankles are relatively pricey due to the use of almonds as an ingredient, and are therefore served as a delicacy at special events such as weddings and baby showers, often with tea.

Plates of gazelle ankles

Ingredients[]

The essential ingredients in gazelle ankles:

References[]

  1. ^ Alain Jaouhari, (2005), Marruecos: la cocina de mi madre, Primera edición. Intermón Oxfan, Pág. 172
  2. ^ Hal, Fatéma (23 March 2011). La cuisine de l'Algérie. ISBN 9782012311763.


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