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Baklaoua, served in lozenges, has its origins in the Ottoman Empire is made of flour mixed with butter, salt, olive oil, and eggs. The resulting dough is sprinkled with flour, rolled, and flattened into thin sheets, layered one upon the other, alternating sheets of dough and powdered nuts, the entire confection drizzled with liquefied honey (very expensive) or, more commonly, with a sugar and lemon mixture.

 

Varieties :

  • Baklaoua with almonds (“billouz”)
  • Baklaoua with hazelnuts/filberts (“bou friwa”)
  • Baklaoua with sweet pine nuts (“bondok”)
  • Baklaoua with pistachios (“fozdok”).

 

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