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Algeria
Samsa are Algeria's honeyed almond triangles: a crisp pastry folded around a filling of ground almonds, sugar, cinnamon and orange-blossom water, fried (or baked) until golden, dipped in honey and sprinkled with sesame. The old way makes the pastry from scratch with flour and butter and presses the triangles out with a special mould; the quick way uses sheets of brick (warqa). They come out for Ramadan, both Eids and weddings, and keep well in a tin.
The draft was written from 2 published sources and holds 9 ingredients and 7 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.