Preheat oven to moderate. Lightly grease oven trays.
2
Process nuts until fine, transfer nuts to bowl; stir in sugar, semolina, egg white(meringue) and orange flower water, mix to a smooth,stiff paste. Add a little extra semolina if the paste is too sticky.
3
Shape level tablespoons of almond mixture into pear shapes; insert a clove in top of each pear. Place on prepared trays, bake in moderate oven 12 minutes or until lightly cloured.
4
Transfer almond pears to shallow tray covered with grease proof paper; dust heavily with sifted icing sugar while warm.