Baagh-lava

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g almonds
• 250 g fine sugar
• 500 g sugar
• 1 tablespoon cardamom powder
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 150 -200 g flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup rose water

Recipe

• 1 mix milk, baking powder, oil and egg yolks.
• 2 add flour gradually while mixing.
• 3 mix the dough well for a few minutes.
• 4 pour in a plastic bag and leave for 2-3 hours.
• 5 peel and ground the almonds.
• 6 add fine sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.
• 7 spread some flour on a table-top.
• 8 take a small ball from the dough and flatten into a sheet on the table-top as much as possible with a roller.
• 9 use a brush to remove the flour from the sheet.
• 10 place a box on the sheet and cut the sheet at 0.5 cm away from the edges of the box.
• 11 place the cut sheet at the bottom of the box.
• 12 repeat this procedure three times.
• 13 add the almond-sugar mix on top of the sheets to fill the box.
• 14 press using the back of a large spoon to obtain a flat surface.
• 15 spread a bit of rose-water on the mix.
• 16 cover with another three sheets of the dough.
• 17 cut along a grid.
• 18 heat up 150 grams of cooking oil and spread on top of the boxes.
• 19 add sugar to 1/2 cup of hot water and bring to boil.
• 20 add rose-water and continue boiling for 2-3 minutes. keep this syrup warm.
• 21 pre-heat the oven to 300°f place the boxes in the lower part of the oven and leave for 15-20 minutes.
• 22 remove and add a bit of the syrup.
• 23 return to a higher part of the oven and leave for another 15 minutes until baagh-lava turns slightly golden.
• 24 remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
• 25 add a bit of syrup over baagh-lava 2-3 times at 5 minute intervals.