Chahda

Instructions

1. Mix the semolina, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl.
2. Add the soft butter and rub between your fingers until you have a coarse sand.
3. Add the egg, the orange blossom water and the warm milk, then knead until you have a soft dough.
4. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes, covered with a cloth.
5. Roll the dough out about 1 cm thick and cut out diamonds or rectangles, or shape small flattened balls.
6. Arrange the pieces on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, brush with egg yolk and scatter over flaked almonds.
7. Bake at 180 °C for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden.
8. Let them cool and dust with icing sugar before serving.