Snacks & baking
Figolla (Maltese Easter biscuit)
A Maltese Easter biscuit shaped like a fish, lamb or heart, filled with a lemon-scented almond paste and topped with a coloured icing. They are given to loved ones during Easter week.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Glaçage
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
584 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbohydrates
- 75.5 g
- of which sugars
- 45.3 g
- Fat
- 24.9 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, then rub in the cold butter.
- Add the sugar, the two eggs and a spoonful of water, then knead into a smooth dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
- For the filling, mix the ground almonds, icing sugar, egg, zests and cinnamon into a soft paste.
- Roll the pastry out to 3 mm, cut out two identical shapes, spread the almond paste on one and cover with the second, sealing the edges.
- Place the figolla on a tray, decorate them with leftover pastry and bake for 20 minutes, until golden.
- Let them cool completely on a rack.
- Mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice for a glaze, spread it over the figolla and let it dry before decorating.
Variations and tips
Heart version. Cut the pastry into heart shapes instead of fish or lamb.
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Original Ecomely recipe.