Moroccan Gazelle Horns Kab El Ghzal Cornes De Gazelle

Ingredients

• unsalted butter
• sunflower oil
• flour
• salt
• ice water
• blanched slivered almond
• sugar
• cinnamon
• orange blossom water
• almond paste
• egg
• powdered sugar

Preparation

1. 1in a large chilled bowl , combine the butter , sunflower oil , flour , and salt
2. 2using your finger
3. 3pour 6 tablespoons ice water all at once into the mixture
4. 4toss together lightly
5. 5gather the dough into a ball
6. 6if the dough crumbles , add ice water a few drops at a time until everything sticks together and forms a soft dough
7. 7divide the dough in half , dust each half with a little flour , and wrap in waxed paper
8. 8refrigerate for at least 1 hour
9. 9pre-heat the oven to 350f
10. 10spread the almonds out in a shallow baking pan and toast them in the middle of the oven until they are lightly browned , turning them occasionally
11. 11pulverize the almonds in a blender , nut grinder , or using a mortar and pestle
12. 12then , using the back of a spoon , rub ground almonds through a fine sieve into a deep bowl
13. 13add the sugar , cinnamon , and 1 tablespoon orange blossom water and knead with your hands into a stiff paste
14. 14add the almond paste , butter , and egg , and beat vigorously with a spoon until mixture is smooth
15. 15raise the oven temp to 400f
16. 16on a lightly floured surface , pat half of the dough into a rough rectangle about 1-inch thick
17. 17dust a little flour over and under the rectangle , and roll it out from the center to within an inch or so of the far edge of the pastry
18. 18lift the dough and rotate it 90