Arabic cookies MA Amul: 6 fillings

Description

Another recipe traditional Arab festive cookies, which is an indispensable attribute of any Arab celebration. Due to the variety of fillings mA Amul remains the most popular cookies all year round and is a favorite cakes for tea in the Maghreb.

Ingredients

Melted butter

1.5 Tbsp
Flour

1.1 cup
Sesame

0.5 Tbsp
Water pink

0.5 tsp
Nuts

0.25 cup
Turkish delight

200 g
Butter

1 cup
Milk

0.5 cup
Semolina

2 cup
Sugar

0.25 cup
Water flower orange

2 Tbsp
Powdered sugar
Honey

0.5 cup

Cooking

I used a glass 250 ml. In a large bowl, combine 1 Cup flour, semolina and sugar. If you do not plan to use orange flower water, can in this step, add the flour vanilla.
Often I add in the dough coconut, but it's not for everybody, as due to the coconut cookies is a little bit harder. Combine the milk and butter and bring to a boil over medium heat.

Then mix both mixtures (bulk and hot), actively stirring them with a wooden spoon until cool.

Add 2 tbsp of orange flower water and gently with your fingers stir it into the dough (this is optional step). Vmestie the dough after complete cooling (this is mandatory), it is very pliable, smooth and soft. If possible, do not add too much additional flour. Leave the dough in a bowl covered with a towel, for 3 hours, but preferably overnight.

Filling 1: honey. If you are the enemy of heat treatment of honey - below I will give options for other toppings for mA Amul. Over medium heat, heat ghee, add 1.5 tbsp flour and sesame seeds, fry until Golden brown (3-4 min). Add the honey and bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until thick. Will not overdo it, otherwise the honey will harden. Add rose water and nuts (if desired) and let cool.

Honey filling turns out very flavorful and really tasty. The combination of sesame and honey is very harmonious. It is necessary that the filling of honey turned out to be very plastic and dense. Depending on the initial density of honey have to control the amount of added flour if the honey is very liquid - the best flour to take a little more.

Knead the dough for 5 minutes. Make dough balls the size of a small walnut. Honey and Turkish delight - balls slightly smaller in size. Dark balls is a stuffed date paste. The recipe listed below. The idea of doing the filling of Turkish delight for me was very new, but this stuffing is one of my favorites. I bought the usual Turkish delight in the box, lightly dusted with powdered sugar. From it's very easy to make balls.

The principle of formation of biscuits similar to the biscuits kahk, about which I have already mentioned. Take 1 ball of dough, slightly flatten it, put it in the middle of a ball of the filling, obtenus her test. Connect ends of dough into a ball, roll it between your hands to the dough a more comfortable filling. In a special form you need to put slightly flattened shaped cookies, and firmly pressed his palm to the mold. You can make the cookies as small cakes, carefully decorating the biscuits are pricked over or stripes fork/knife. The dough is very malleable, pleasant to work with.

If you were a happy owner here of this form - should the cookies with the power to shake it or gently knock side of the table. Don't worry, mA Amul is not deformed.

Place biscuits on a baking sheet, the laid parchment paper and pop them into the oven (preheated to 180 degrees) for 20 minutes. Be guided by your oven, the size of the mA Amul and the thickness of the dough, which you have chosen. I have baked 15 minutes. Importantly, the biscuits were not brighter light orange color.

Cool biscuits and before serving, garnish with powdered sugar, as traditionally is done in Arab countries.

The structure of the cookie due to the semolina turns out to be very unusual. It is quite dense and does not crumble, but at the same time very soft. Dough - slightly sweet, both the filling - very tasty, fragrant, bright and unusual.

I would like to share with you a couple of options of toppings that I used in this recipe (list of ingredients not indicated). 1. The filling of date paste (picture step 6): preparation method in the recipe cookie Kahk here: http://www.povarenok .ru/recipes/show/775 50/ (When opening the link, note the extra space in the link between the two fives, it is necessary to remove). 2. The filling of dried figs: 1 Cup chopped dried figs pour 0.3 cups of water and add 0.3 Cup of sugar, cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Cool and preroute in a blender to a paste.

3. The filling of dried apricots: 1 Cup chopped dried apricots pour 0.3 cups of water and add 0.3 Cup of sugar, cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Cool and preroute in a blender to a paste.
4. Nut filling: stir 1 Cup chopped walnuts or pistachios, 0.4 cups of sugar and 30 ml of rose water.

Start the day eating a couple of cookies with your favorite toppings and coffee or tea - a real pleasure, which will put you in a great mood for the whole day! Bon Appetit!
Smile and enjoy your life!

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