Ma'amoul - Easter Cookie

Ingredients

  • MAMOUL
  • 2 cups semolina
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup melted ghee
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp. orange blossom water
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • warm milk to the dough
  • FILLING (choose one of these):
  • DATES FILLING
  • 1cup pitted dates
  • 2 tbsp. soft butter
  • WALNUTS AND PISTACHIOS FILLING
  • 1/2 pound ground walnuts and pistachios
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. orange blossom water


Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  2. Melt the ghee and cool
  3. To make the filling, put the ingredients into a food processor and blend to a paste.
  4. Sift all purpose flour and mix with baking powder, semolina and ghee
  5. Add orange blossom water
  6. Set aside for about 2 hours resting( covered )
  7. Form little balls ( if you don't have the special mold) , about 3 cm., make a hole and fill the cookies.
  8. Place the cookies on non-stick baking sheets, bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden.
  9. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. When cool, dust with confectioners sugar.

Cook Time: 2 h

Level: Easy