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Maamoul

Ingredients​

  • Fine semolina – 500 g
  • Ghee or melted butter – 150 g
  • Vegetable oil – ½ cup
  • All-purpose flour – 1½ cups
  • Powdered milk – ½ cup
  • Powdered sugar – 1 cup
  • Nutmeg or mahlab – 1 tsp
  • Baking powder – ½ tsp
  • Salt – a pinch
  • Milk – ¼ cup
  • Vanilla extract – 2 tsp
  • Yeast mix:
    • 1 tsp sugar
    • ¼ cup warm water
    • 1 tsp instant yeast
  • Rose water – ¼ cup

Instructions​

  1. Combine melted butter, semolina, and oil.
  2. Mix with your hands, cover, and let rest overnight.
  3. Add flour, powdered milk, and powdered sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt.
  4. mix with hands until crumbly.
  5. in a separate bowl, prepare the yeast mix by dissolving sugar in warm water, then adding yeast. Let it sit for 10 minutes until frothy.
  6. Add milk, vanilla extract, yeast water, rose water to the semolina misture.
  7. Mix to form a dough.
  8. Cover and let rest for 1-2 hours at room temp.
  9. Shape the dough into small balls.

Filling​

Date Filling​

  • Dates: 500g.
  • (Optional) Vegetable oil or ghee: 1-2 tbsp.
  1. Remove pits and mash dates. Add oil and shape in small balls, a bit smaller than the dough balls.

Pistachios Filling​

  • Pistachios: 250g
  • Sugar: 6 tbsp
  • Water: 3 tbsp
  1. Blend pistachios and mix with a bit of sugar and water.
  2. Shape into small balls.

Wallnut Filling​

  • Walnuts : 250g
  • Cinnamon powder: 1 tsp
  • Sugar: 6 tbsp
  • Water: 3 tbsp
  1. Blend walnuts and mix with other ingredients.
  2. Shape into small balls.

Shaping and Baking​

  1. Open a dough ball, place filling in the center, and close it.
  2. Flatten slightly and press into a maamoul mold to shape or use a fork to create patterns.
230° preheated 10-15min.