Easy and crunchy date maamoul

 

Ingredients:

The filling:

Dates: 750 grams (pitted, soaked in warm water for about 30 minutes)

Butter: a quarter cup

Sweetened condensed milk: half a pack

Semolina: 9 cups

Butter: one and a half cups

Ghee: one and a half cups

Powdered sugar: 1 cup

Nutmeg: 1 teaspoon (ground)

Mahlab: a small spoon

Yeast: 1 teaspoon

Blossom water: three quarters of a cup

Rose water: three quarters of a cup

How to prepare:

In a deep bowl, put semolina, butter, ghee, sugar, nutmeg, mahlab and yeast.

Mix the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mixture, cover and then set aside for about 4 hours.

To prepare the filling: In another bowl, mix the dates, butter and sweetened condensed milk until you get a cohesive mixture.

- Put the filling in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes, until it hardens.

- Take the maamoul mixture from the refrigerator, pour the rose water and blossom water, then rub the dough well until it binds.

Take a portion of the dough, curl it with your hands, then fill it with a little bit of the date mixture.

Form the dough with the maamoul tool, then repeat the ball until the quantity is finished.

- Drain the maamoul on a baking sheet coated with parchment paper, then put it in a preheated oven at 180 ° C.

Leave the tray in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the maamoul becomes golden in color.