QUICK AND EASY MAAMOUL RECIPE
This quick & easy Maamoul recipe results in light and sweet cookies traditionally made in Arabic countries around Easter and Eid.
Provided by Gemma Stafford
Categories Dessert
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the dates, water, and salt. Cook the dates, mashing and stirring until they have broken down into a paste (about 3 minutes). Let cool.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl or in a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, and baking powder, then pulse or cut the butter in.
- Combine the milk and rosewater and then stir into the dough until it comes together.
- Gather the dough together, and then divide the dough into 20 equally-sized balls.
- Take one ball of dough, flatten it in the palm of your hand and pinch it into a bowl shape.
- Place a teaspoon of filling in the center of the dough and bring up the sides and pinch together to seal the filling in.
- Roll and flatten slightly, and then place the cookie seam side down on the prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
- Prick the top of the cookies with a fork or toothpick in a decorative pattern, and then bake until the cookies are just beginning to turn golden, about 25-30 minutes. Dust generously with powdered sugar while the cookies are still warm.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
MAAMOUL WITH TWO DIFFERENT FILLINGS
Short buttery pastries from the Middle East. Stuffed with two types of filling, a date one and a walnut one, they are flavoursome and just a bit special. They make great festive gifts.
Provided by Choclette @ Tin and Thyme
Categories Afternoon Tea Gift
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place the semolina, flour, sugar and mehleb into a large bowl. Dice the butter into small pieces - I do this once it's in the bowl. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until you have something resembling breadcrumbs.
- Add the rose water and 2 tbsp of the milk and mix with a knife. Gather the mixture together with your hands to form a dough. If it's too crumbly, add the extra tbsp of milk. Place in a plastic bag and leave in a cool place to rest for thirty minutes.
- Meanwhile get on with making the fillings.
- Set the oven to heat up at 190℃ (375℉, Gas 5).
- Divide the rested dough into 16 more or less equal size pieces. If you want to go for exact sizes the dough balls should weigh about 20g each.
- Flatten each piece on a work surface with the palm of your hand. Place a stuffing ball in the middle and bring the dough up around to enclose it. Roll into a smooth ball between the palms of your hands. Repeat the process.
- On a floured board, either use a cookie stamp to gently press the cookies into a flattish round or use the palms of your hands. If you have a maamoul mould, use that. You could even leave them as balls if you prefer that idea. It's a good idea to make two different shapes to reflect the different fillings inside. I used two different cookie stamps on mine.
- Place on a greased or lined baking tray and bake in the middle of the oven for fifteen minutes or until the pastry is lightly golden. Remove to a wire rack and leave to cool. Dust with icing sugar before serving if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 2.3 g, Fat 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Cholesterol 14 mg, Fiber 1.4 g, Sugar 9 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MAAMOUL (ARABIAN DATE FILLED COOKIES)
Maamoul Cookies are melt in your mouth, date filled cookies that are low in sugar but robust in flavor.Yield: 20 (2 inch) cookies
Provided by Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix the milk and yeast. Set aside until the yeast has softened and is foamy, 3-5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour and sugar.
- Rub the oil and melted butter into the flour with your fingertips, until the mixture is an even, sandy texture.
- Add the yeast and milk mixture and vanilla. Mix gently with your fingers.
- Add water, a little at a time, mixing gently after each addition, until the dough comes together in a soft and shaggy dough.
- Cover the dough and set aside to rest for 10 minutes, while you prepare the filling.
- Place the chopped dates in a small saucepan along with the other filling ingredients.
- Cover the saucepan and heat over medium heat, 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the dates soften and become jam-like.
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Separate the dough into 1 Tbsp sections. Roll each section into a ball.
- Flatten one ball of dough into a disc and place 1 tsp of filling on the center. Fold the edges of the dough around the filling, pressing them together to seal in the filling.
- Roll the filled cookie gently between your hands to bring it back to a nice ball shape. Then, flatten the cookie slightly.
- Decorate, if desired, using a fork or press the filled cookie into a floured mold and tap it out.
- Place the filled and shaped cookies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, 1 inch apart.
- Bake the cookies for 25 minutes, rotating the baking sheet once during cooking. Remove the cookies when they are lightly golden brown.
- Let the maamoul cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar.
- Store the maamoul in an airtight container on the counter for 2-3 weeks.
MA'AMOUL (LEBANESE DATE COOKIES)
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 Recipes Middle Eastern Lebanese
Time 9h35m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 11
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, Carbohydrate 4.4 g, Cholesterol 11.1 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 25.1 mg, Sugar 2.1 g
MA'AMOUL
These dried fruit-filled semolina cookies are a staple for both Eid and Easter in the Levantine region. The filling can vary from dates to figs, and nuts like pistachios, walnuts or almonds are also used. The buttery crust contains semolina, which makes it delightfully crumbly in your mouth. Traditional ma'amoul recipes call for resting the semolina and ghee dough for one to two days in the refrigerator before mixing in a small amount of yeast. This recipe skips the chilling and uses baking powder instead, so the cookies are ready to enjoy within about an hour. You can buy special ma'amoul molds to print the patterns on the cookies (mooncake molds also work well). Or you can simply flatten the dough into disks and press in a pattern on top using a fork. It's easiest to make the filling with store-bought date paste (labeled baking dates at local Middle Eastern and Mediterranean shops and online), but you can make your own with Medjool dates if you prefer.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield about 45 small cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- For the dough: Put the semolina, flour, granulated sugar and baking powder in a large bowl and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. (It's important not to use your hands to make the dough because the natural heat of your hands will make the dough release oil, resulting in dry dough.) Mix in the ghee. The mixture will feel and look like crumbs. Add the milk slowly (2 tablespoons at a time) and mix to combine until you have a soft dough that you can make into small balls. It's best to add the milk slowly so the dough doesn't come together before all the milk is added.
- For the date filling: Put the baking dates, ghee, cinnamon and cardamom in a medium bowl and mix with a spoon until the ghee and spices are combined well with the dates. Rub some ghee or vegetable oil on your palms to avoid sticking and shape the date filling into 40 to 45 small balls for a small ma'amoul mold. If using a larger mold, shape the balls accordingly.
- Preheat the oven 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll the semolina dough into 40 to 45 balls as well.
- Flatten a semolina dough ball and place a date ball in the middle of it. Bring the dough together to cover the date ball and roll in your hands to smooth the cracks. Place the ball in the ma'amoul mold and gently press it so the pattern prints on it. Bang the mold against a cutting board to release the cookie and place it smooth-side down on the prepared baking sheet. If you don't own a mold, simply flatten the stuffed dough ball into a 1/2-inch-thick disk and make a simple pattern by pressing a fork gently on the dough to make a crisscross. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. You can place the cookies quite close to each other since they won't spread.
- Bake until the cookies are slightly golden brown around the edges, 18 to 20 minutes. Let them cool completely, then dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.
MAAMOUL (PISTACHIO, WALNUT AND DATE PASTRIES)
Maamoul are delicate pastries-filled with pistachios, walnuts, or dates-that are served on special occasions like Eid Al-Fitr and Easter.
Provided by Suzanne Husseini
Yield Makes about 100 pastries
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Prepare each filling by mixing the ingredients in a bowl. For the date filling, knead the dates with the nutmeg and butter until soft. (You can warm the dates in the oven to make them easier to knead.) Break off a piece and roll into a log about 4 inches long. Bring the ends together to form a 1½-inch-diameter ring. Proceed until all are done and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the semolina, mahlab, and sugar and mix well. Pour in the melted butter and mix in with your fingertips, coating completely. Sprinkle on the yeast and sugar to incorporate. Gradually pour in the slightly warmed milk and mix until the mixture forms a dough. It should be soft and pliable, and not sticky. You may not end up using all of the milk.
- For the nut-filled maamoul, take a piece of dough of about the size of a walnut and cup it in one hand. With your thumb poke the center of the dough to make a well. Using your thumb on the inside and your index finger on the outside, work the dough upwards to thin it out gradually into a shell. Place a teaspoonful of the nut filling in the well. Bring the edges together to cover the filling completely. Smooth out and turn over the filled pastry. With a pincher proceed to decorate the shell. Make your pistachio-filled ones oval and your walnut-filled ones round. Place on a baking sheet.
- For the date-filled maamoul, take a walnut-sized piece of dough and flatten in the palm of your hand. Place a prepared date ring in the center and fold the edges over to enclose completely toward the center. Follow the shape of the date ring and pinch the center to make a hole in the middle. It will look like a filled donut. Turn the seam side down. Grab hold of the pastry in one hand and proceed to use the pincher to decorate. Place on a baking sheet.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake for about 15-20 minutes. The maamoul should only be slightly colored. Remove and cool completely before dusting with icing sugar. Store cooled pastries in an airtight container without the icing sugar.
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