Makroud (Date Pastry) - Middle Eastern Recipe

Makroud (Date Pastry)

🌍 Middle Eastern, Tunisia/Algeria Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 300g semolina
• 100g flour
• 150g melted butter
• pinch salt
• ½ tsp turmeric
• orange blossom water. Filling: 200g date paste
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp olive oil. Syrup: honey

Method

1. Mixing — Mix semolina, flour, butter, salt, turmeric. Add enough orange blossom water to bind.
2. Rolling — Roll into logs. Make channel lengthwise. Fill with date paste mixture. Close channel.
3. Slicing — Slice into diamonds. Bake 180°C (350°F) 20 min. Dip in hot honey while warm.

Tags: semolina, flour, melted butter, pinch salt, turmeric · Source: Brittani's Almanac