Umme's Badaam & Elachi Burfee

INGREDIENTS

for 1 kilo Burfee
900g klim milk powder
1 big tin nestle dessert cream
130g butter [just a little over
quarter pound]
1 ½ cups icing sugar1 ½ cups
ordinary sugar
2 cups water
10 ml crushed cardamom
10 ml fine cardamom
½ cup ground almonds

METHOD

Mix powdered milk and cream together so that the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Put small amounts in a coffee grinder and process for about 40-60 sec.
Keep doing this until all the mixture has been processedPut in a dish, add both types of cardamom and ground almonds to mixin a large enamel or waterless pot mix the 2 kinds of sugars and water and let the sugar dissolvePut on heat and add butter, and when sugar and butter is well dissolved {after about 2 minutes of boiling time}
add a drop rose essence optional {takes about 3-4 minutes)Be careful don't scorch it !
Switch off heat and quickly add the klim powdered milk and almond mix.Mix well with a spoon til mixture is well mixed(should look like a thick cake batter)Remove mix from stove and allow to cool in potCover pot with lid and allow to rest for 12-15 hrsBeat burfee mixture in a cake mixer for a few minutes,it should look soft but firm enough to shape otherwise massage properly with your hand till soft put in nozzle set in small cookie cups otherwise scoop with ice cream scoop and set round on fancy platters .
Decorate with coloured almonds or 1000 and 1's sweets or silver sweets or however you want.
ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY!

INFO & TIPS

Nice to make for Eid, burfee is sold at yusra's delights
in pretoria , give them a call on 0764735810 to order in
advance

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