Orzata (Almond Orgeat)
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- g sweet almonds
- g water
- g fine white sugar
- orange-flower water
Instructions
- Peel and pound the almonds to a fine paste, moistening with orange-flower water.
- Extract the almond milk in three stages, loosening the paste with a third of the water each time and pressing through a cloth.
- Heat all the milk, add the sugar, and boil about 20 minutes.
- Bottle when cold and keep cool. Dilute a little in water to serve.