Sweets / RICETTI
Maltese November almond bones
Bone-shaped almond-filled pastries associated with November.
◷ 130 min / 12 servings
Method
- Rub butter into flour, add sugar, yolks, zest and water for firm dough. Chill 30 minutes.
- Mix almonds, filling sugar, whites and orange blossom water to a paste.
- Roll pastry 4 mm thick and cut 24 small bone shapes. Fill 12 and cover with the others, moistening and pressing edges.
- Bake 18–22 minutes at 180°C, or 160°C fan. Cool completely. Mix icing sugar with water and coat the tops with white icing.
✳ From the kitchen
They share almond filling with figolli, with a November shape and white coating.
Tradition reference
Heritage Malta · Għadam tal-mejtin ↗Reference for the dish tradition. This recipe is an original home-kitchen adaptation; family versions vary. Not professionally kitchen-tested.