Search Inspiration

No idea what to search for? Start browsing till you find something.

Home Recipes

Maltese Figolli - Easter Characters Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Make the pastry by mixing the sugar with the flour, then rubbing in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • Add the grated lemon rind and the yolks, mixed with a little water to make a pliable dough.
  • Leave to chill.
  • Add the sugar, orange flower water and lemon rind to the ground almonds, and bind with the egg whites.
  • Roll out the pastry and cut out your shapes.
  • Make two of each figure as they will be sandwiched with almond paste.
  • Lay the first shape on a greased and floured baking tray, spread with almond paste, leaving a small margin.
  • Lay the second shape over the top and press the edges together.
  • It helps if you wet the edges with a pastry brush to ensure adhesion.
  • Bake at 200'C/400'F/gas 6 for 5 minutes, then at 180'C/350'F/gas 4, for about 20 minutes, until pale golden.
  • Cool on the tray.
  • When cold, coat with glacé icing, then decorate with royal icing in a different colour, but nothing too gaudy.
  • While the icing is soft, press a small, foil-wrapped Easter egg in the middle of each shape.

Reviews & Comments 3

Add a Link?

Post a link to another recipe or group by pasting the url into the box where you want it to show up. We'll do the rest.

Post Message or cancel
  • Lararubyx 12 years ago
    In the ingredients are listed honey and pistachio nuts, but in the method it does not say where they should be added, can anyone help?
    Was this review helpful? Yes Flag
    " It was excellent "
    elgab89 ate it and said...
    I don't know how I missed these ones - they look awesome!
    Was this review helpful? Yes Flag
    " It was excellent "
    greekgirrrl ate it and said...
    Beautiful cookies!
    Was this review helpful? Yes Flag

The Cook

ms_isabelle Bidnija, MT

Maybe List
Hang onto this recipe

while I look at others.
Holding 0 recipes