Acıbadem kurabiyesi () is a traditional
Turkish biscuit
A biscuit is a flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be savoury, similar to crackers.
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made of
almond
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s, sugar and
egg white
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s. The traditional recipes include a small amount of bitter almonds, which gives this cookie its name. However, because bitter almonds are not readily available, almond extract is typically used as a substitute. These biscuits are part of the stock-in trade of almost every
bakery
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in
Turkey
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and are rarely made at home.
These biscuits have a chewy texture. They are usually served with
coffee
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or
ice cream
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. They are similar to the traditional
Italian
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amaretto cookie, which also calls for and derives its name from bitter almonds.
See also
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Almond cookie
An almond biscuit, or almond cookie, is a type of biscuit that is made with almonds. They are a common biscuit in many different cuisines and take many forms.
Types of almond biscuits include almond macaroons, Italian ''amaretti'', Spanish ''al ...
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Amaretti
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Amygdalota
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Kurabiye
Qurabiya (), also ghraybe, ghorayeba, ghoriba, ghribia, ghraïba, gurabija, ghriyyaba, kurabiye, or kourabiedes () and numerous other spellings and pronunciations, is a shortbread-type biscuit, usually made with ground almonds. Versions are foun ...
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Macarons d'Amiens
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Ricciarelli
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List of almond dishes
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List of Turkish desserts
This is a list of desserts from Turkish cuisine.
See also
* Outline of kadayif
* List of desserts
* Turkish cuisine
References
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Dessert-related lists
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References
Biscuits
Turkish cuisine
Almond cookies
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