Posted by: Fruffy 06-29-99 5:43 AM
Maamul
Filling:
2-1/2 pounds dates, ground
1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup ground nuts (optional)
1/8 pound margarine
Pastry:
3/4 pound margarine plus 1/2 of one quarter pound more
3 cups semolina (cream of wheat can be used)
3 cups flour
1 cup tap water
Prepare Filling:
Mix all ingredients for filling. Roll into a sausage shape between 1/4" to 1/2" thick.
Bake at 350F on ungreased cookie sheet for 25 to 30 minutes. They shouldn't be too golden.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm. May be frozen before baking.
Prepare Pastry:
Place first 3 ingredients for pastry in a mixing bowl.
Mix with 2 knives in a crossing motion, with palms of your hands or with a pastry cutter until mix is consistency of thick sand.
Add water and continue mixing by hand.
Throw dough on a pastry board or table several times.
Roll out to 1/4" thickness and cut into strips.
Place filling sausage in center of strip and fold over ends pinching at top.
Cut to about 2-1/2" to 3" long and pinch pastry ends to close.
Use a maamul pincher or a pair of eyebrow tweezers to pinch along top to decorate.