Lebanese Semolina Ma’amoul with Dates
Lebanese semolina and olive-oil cookies scented with rose and orange blossom water, filled with dates and baked until the bottoms are just lightly golden.
This Lebanese-style ma’amoul combines fine and coarse semolina with olive oil, rose water, and orange blossom water. The dough rests for at least 5 hours before it is filled with date paste and baked until pale, with lightly golden bottoms.
Method
- 01
Make the dough
Combine the wheat semolina, fine semolina, sea salt, and ground mahlab. Mix in the extra-virgin olive oil, then the rose water, orange blossom water, and hot water. Work the dough gently for 15–20 minutes, until it begins to come together.
20 min - 02
Rest the dough
Cover the dough and let it rest for at least 5 hours before shaping the cookies.
300 min - 03
Make the date filling
Blend the pitted dates with the nutmeg and water to make a paste. Shape the paste into small balls.
- 04
Fill and shape
Take a portion of dough, flatten it, and make a hollow in the center. Place a ball of filling inside, close the dough around it, and shape the cookie by hand or with a ma’amoul mold.
- 05
Bake
Preheat the oven to 170 °C. Place the cookies on a baking tray and bake them for 12 minutes.
12 min - 06
Cool
Let the cookies cool completely before serving.
Ingredients
Sources and review
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