Maamoul
For the Cookie:
Semolina flour 3
cups
Salt ½
tsp
Butter, room temp, diced 2 sticks (1/2 #)
Rose water 2
tsp
Whole milk ½
cup
For the date filling:
Medjool dates, pitted ½
#
Orange blossom water 1
tsp
Butter ½
tsp
For the walnut filling:
Walnuts, crushed ½
cup
Cinnamon, ground ½
tsp
Sugar 2
Tbsp
Orange blossom water 1
tsp
For the pistachio
filling:
Pistachios, shelled, crushed ½
cup
Cinnamon, ground ½
tsp
Sugar 2
Tbsp
Orange blossom water ½
tsp
Rose water ½
tsp
To make the cookies:
1 Mix the salt and flour together
2 Rub the butter into the flour mixture
until it is completely incorporated and resembles coarse cornmeal. Cover and let rest overnight.
3 Add the rose water and milk to the
flour mixture and stir until a dough forms.
To make the date filling:
1 Check all dates to assure that pits
are completely removed.
2 Process the dates, orange blossom
water, and butter in a food processor until a ball forms.
To make the nut
fillings:
Toss all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl until
homogenous.
To finish the cookies:
1 Preheat an oven to 425 degrees.
2 Dust the wooden paddles with flour
3 Add a Tbsp of dough to the paddle and
work it around the edges of the mold.
4 Fill the lined paddle with the filling
of your choice.
5 Using 1 to 2 tsp of dough, cover the
filling, making sure to seal the seams along the edges of the dough.
6 Turn out the cookies from the mold by
wacking the paddle on the sheet tray or work surface.
7 Repeat
8 When all cookies have been made, bake
them in the preheated oven for approx 10-13 minutes, or until the bottoms are
browned.
9 Let the cookies cool completely, then
dust them in powdered sugar.
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