Mhencha

Name: Mhencha
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Algerian
Ingredients: 2 cups ground almonds; 1/2 cup sugar; 6 sheets phyllo dough; 1 cup honey syrup

محنشة/meh-HEN-shah/

Also known as: Snake Pastry

About this dish

A coiled almond pastry wrapped in phyllo, fried or baked and soaked in honey syrup.

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Ingredients

🌰2 cups ground almonds

🍬1/2 cup sugar

🥐6 sheets phyllo dough

🍯1 cup honey syrup

Method

Serves 2

Mix ground almonds with sugar, butter, and orange blossom water for the filling.

Roll the filling into thin logs and wrap in phyllo strips.

Coil the wrapped logs into a spiral on a baking tray.

Bake until golden, or fry until crisp.

Drizzle generously with honey syrup while warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

M'hencha, meaning 'snake' for its coiled shape, is a traditional Algerian and North African almond pastry.

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