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MA'AMOUL (LEBANESE DATE COOKIES) RECIPE | ALLRECIPES



Ma'amoul (Lebanese Date Cookies) Recipe | Allrecipes image

After a few phone calls with my mom and grandma, I managed to write a detailed recipe for one of my favorite Lebanese sweets, ma'amoul. They take time to make, but are not very difficult. Wooden ma'amoul molds give them their distinctive decorative shapes.

Provided by LauraF

Categories     World Cuisine    Middle Eastern    Lebanese

Total Time 9 hours 35 minutes

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups semolina flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon ground mahlab
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup clarified butter, at room temperature
5 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
4 tablespoons orange blossom water, or more as needed
10 tablespoons date paste (such as Ziyad®), cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons powdered sugar, or to taste

Steps:

  • Mix semolina flour, all-purpose flour, mahlab, and salt together in a large bowl. Work clarified butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until thoroughly incorporated. Cover bowl and let dough rest at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight.
  • Pour milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until just warm, about 15 seconds. Stir in sugar and yeast until dissolved. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Pour yeast mixture and orange blossom water over the dough and mix until evenly moistened. Pinch off a piece of dough and roll into a ball; it should hold its shape without cracking. Add more milk or orange blossom water if needed. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  • Sprinkle some flour over the ma'amoul molds and tap out the excess. Pinch off a walnut-sized piece of dough and roll into a ball. Press your thumb into the ball to create space for the filling. Work the edges with your fingers so the sides are even and fairly thin. Drop in a piece of date paste and pinch dough over it to seal.
  • Place cookie into the mold cavity seam-side up. Press down so that the top is flush with edges of the mold. Trim off any excess dough. Invert the mold and tap it against your work surface to release the cookie. Repeat with remaining dough and date paste, arranging cookies 1 inch apart on the baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven, 1 baking sheet at a time, until edges and bottoms are golden but tops are still mostly pale, about 15 minutes.
  • Sift powdered sugar over the cookies while still slightly warm. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 56.5 calories, CarbohydrateContent 4.4 g, CholesterolContent 11.1 mg, FatContent 4.3 g, FiberContent 0.2 g, ProteinContent 0.4 g, SaturatedFatContent 2.7 g, SodiumContent 25.1 mg, SugarContent 2.1 g

LEBANESE SAMBUSIK, DATE CRESCENTS RECIPE - FOOD.COM



Lebanese Sambusik, Date Crescents Recipe - Food.com image

These cookies keep well stored in cookie tins. I have not frozen them but I think they could be frozen. Instead of the date filling you could use a walnut filling:1 1/2 cups walnuts chopped, 1/4 cup caster sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon mixed together.

Total Time 45 minutes

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Yield 30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup melted butter
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
8 ounces dates
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon rose water

Steps:

  • Rub the butter into the flour until it is evenly distributed.
  • Heat milk& sugar, stir until dissolved and cool to lukewarm.
  • Pour the milk and 1/4 cup olive oil into the flour to form a soft dough.
  • Knead until smooth.
  • Chop the dates and put in a pan with 1/4 cup butter, cook over medium heat, stirring until the mixture is combined and forms a paste Remove from heat and add the rose water, stir to blend.
  • Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board to about 1/4" thickness.
  • Cut into 2" circles, place a teasp of the date filling in the centre and fold over to form a crescent, crimp the edges with a fork to seal Place Samusik on ungreased baking sheets and bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown Place on a rack to cool.
  • When completely cool place in cookie tins.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.5, FatContent 5.1, SaturatedFatContent 2.3, CholesterolContent 8.5, SodiumContent 23.5, CarbohydrateContent 15.4, FiberContent 0.9, SugarContent 6.5, ProteinContent 1.4

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