MakroudhDate-Filled Semolina Pastries

Name: Makroudh (Date-Filled Semolina Pastries)
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 500 g Semolina Flour; 80 g All-Purpose Flour; 4 g Salt; 120 ml Vegetable Oil; 180 ml Water (lukewarm); 280 g Date Paste; 3 g Cinnamon Powder; 20 ml Orange Blossom Water; 700 ml Vegetable Oil; 220 g Honey; 15 ml Lemon Juice

Semolina pastries filled with spiced date paste, fried until golden, and coated with warm honey and lemon syrup.

Prep

50m

Cook

25m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

1279kcal

Calories

10g

Protein

95g

Fat

102g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Dough

500g
Semolina Flour
80g
All-Purpose Flour
4g
Salt
120ml
Vegetable Oil
180ml
Water (lukewarm)

Filling

280g
Date Paste
3g
Cinnamon Powder
20ml
Orange Blossom Water

Frying

700ml
Vegetable Oil

Syrup

220g
Honey
15ml
Lemon Juice

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Method

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6 steps

01
Combine the semolina flour, all-purpose flour, and salt. Rub in the vegetable oil, add the lukewarm water, and mix just until firm. Cover and rest.
02
Knead the date paste with the cinnamon powder and orange blossom water, then shape it into thin logs.
03
Flatten the dough into strips, enclose a date log in each, mark the top, and cut into diamond shapes.
04
Heat the vegetable oil to 175°C (350°F) and fry until deep golden and crisp. Drain briefly.
05
Warm the honey with the lemon juice until fluid without boiling.
06
Coat the hot pastries in the warm syrup, then drain and cool before serving.

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