Ma'amoul
A ma'amoul ( Arabic معمول, DMG maʿmūl ) is a small semolina biscuit from the Arabic cuisine of the Middle East , usually with an almond, nut or date filling . Ma'amouls are eaten all year round, but especially at Easter and during Ramadan . They are also part of the Jewish cuisine , in a slightly modified form.
According to the Lebanese recipe, two different types of semolina ( smid and fekhra ) form the basis of the dough . Other ingredients are dry yeast , Mahleb , butter , rose and orange blossom water . The dough is first rolled into balls the size of a plum, the balls are then flattened a little and a large hollow for the filling is made in the middle with your fingers. There are also special wooden spoons for shaping the pastries. After filling, the dough balls must be closed again.
Crushed dates and chopped walnuts , almonds or pistachios can be used for the filling , along with sugar , ground cinnamon and orange blossom water. The pastry is then dusted with powdered sugar.
literature
- Pomme Larmoyer: Lebanese cuisine: 100 recipes. Page 126, Christian Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 3-88472-791-5
Web links
- Ma'amouls - recipe at Wikibooks (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ghillie Basan: Middle Eastern Kitchen. Hippocrene Books, 2007 ( Google books )
- ^ Sarah Melamed: Ma'amouls-A Cross Cultural Cookie