recipe
Apricot and almond roll
Dried apricots and almonds, pressed into a roll. The same mixture works as balls or bars.
75 min · Serves 10

Ingredients
- 150 g whole almonds
- 200 g soft dried apricots
- 50 g desiccated coconut
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- Zest of 1 orange
- 2 drops orange oil
- 1 tablespoon orange water
Method
- Line a sushi mat with plastic wrap.
- Pulse the almonds and apricots in a food processor until they are roughly chopped.
- Add the coconut and pulse to a paste, scraping the sides as you go.
- Add the almond butter, almond extract, orange zest, orange oil, and orange water. Blend until it holds together.
- Turn the mixture onto the mat, shape a roll, and chill for at least an hour. Slice it. Or roll balls and bars from the same paste.
The trees
Fruit
Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
Soft dried apricots are chopped with almonds until the mixture holds together.
Nut
Almond
Prunus dulcis
The nut is ground into flour for the cookies and the roll, and left whole in the apricot roll.
