🇱🇾 Libya cuisine · #14

Ghraiba

Ghraiba
Time40 min
Serves30
Ingredients5

Melt-in-the-mouth shortbread of flour, ghee and sugar, topped with an almond or pistachio — a staple of Eid trays.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Beat the ghee with sugar until pale and creamy.
  2. Add vanilla, then flour gradually to a smooth dough.
  3. Shape small balls or fingers and press an almond on each.
  4. Bake at 160°C for 15 minutes without browning; cool completely before moving.