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For the pastry dough- Sift 500g plain flour,add
500g semolina,pinch of salt ,250g sugar ,rub in
500g margerine and add enough orange flower water
to bind the dough . It has to be a soft dough. Put
in the fridge for a few hours I prefer to do it a
day before .
For the date filling- Melt 75g margerine,then add
500g chopped pitted dates,orange flower water,1/2
teaspoon of each ground cardamon,ground
cloves,cinnamon & ground anise seed.Let it cook on
low heat til dates are soft . Take off heat and
let it cool. When cold moisten your hands with
water then take a some dates the size of a cherry
and roll forming into balls so they will be ready
to use to fill the pastry.
Pastry dough as above for date mamoul.
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For the walnut filling- chop 450g walnuts and add
to it 100g icing sugar,3 tablesppons coconuts,1/2
teaspoon of each cinnamon,cardamon and anise seed
and some orange flower water and mix .
To make the pastries wooden molds called qaleb are
used with different design corresponding to the
different fillings so one knows what the filling
is inside. if you do not have a mold its no
problem just shape them into balls .
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