Andalusia: Recipes from Seville and Beyond

José Pizarro · Andalusia: Recipes from Seville and Beyond

These crisp biscuits, made largely with extra virgin olive oil, are a legacy of Spain’s Moorish heritage. Arabs ruled the south of the country for a long time, during the period of Al-Andalus, until 1492, when Catholics conquered the Kingdom of Granada, the last Moorish state. During this period, the settlers came up with many inventions that have had a lasting impact on Spanish culture, but perhaps the most important was the Almazara (oil press) system – or, as I like to say, the extraction of liquid gold from olives. For US cup measures, use the toggle at the top of the ingredients list.