Dessert for 4
Almond Crescent Pastries
$10.86for 465 minServes 4
Cinnamon almond filling wraps in orange-scented pastry, then bakes into delicate crescent-shaped cookies.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 9.75 oz | $6.89Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.86 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlourOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 65 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
Middle EasternVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$2.72 per serving$10.86 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups almonds
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp orange blossom water
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 beaten egg
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp orange blossom water
- 3 tbsp pistachio
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with cooking oil.
- Grind the almonds with the three-quarter cup sugar, cinnamon, and pistachios.
- Mix in one egg and one tablespoon orange blossom water to make a firm filling.
- Mix the flour, salt, butter, oil, and remaining orange blossom water into a soft dough.
- Roll the dough thin, cut small pieces, fill them with almond mixture, and shape them into crescents.
- Brush the pastries with the beaten egg and bake for 18 to 22 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool the pastries on the baking sheet before serving.
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