Maamoul Recipe

15 Minutes plus 1-3 Hours for dough to rest.

20 Minutes

25 Pieces

Maamoul Recipe Ingredients

2 cups semolina
1 cup all purpose flour
8 tablespoons butter
½ cup solid shortening (any fat that is solid at room temp)
¼ cup sugar (granulated)
1 ½ cup macerated dates for the filling
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon orange flower water
2 tablespoon rose water
¼ teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons water
OPTIONAL: To make walnut or pistachio filling: 1 ½ cup finely chopped pistachios or walnuts, 2 tablespoons orange flower water, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon and ¼ cup sugar.

Sift semolina, flour, salt, sugar and yeast.
Add solid shortening, water, orange flower water and rose water and mix together by hand.
Cover dough and let it rest for 1 to 3 hours.
Take a small ball of dough and stuff the center of the ball with the date filling. Close up the open end. Place the filled ball of dough into a dome shaped mold. Make sure the mold is floured first so the dough does not stick. Rap the mold on the work table to remove the cookie.
Bake cookies for 20 minutes at 350° temperature.
To make walnut or pistachio filling, simply mix together 1 ½ cup finely chopped pistachios or walnuts, 2 tablespoons orange flower water, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon and ¼ cup sugar.