I am thinking about making these fine cookies. If you place it in the fridge the butter will solidify and the semolina will not be able to absorb it, This is the most amazing recipe you will ever try. I want to try your recipe for my next project but the problem is I live in pak and it’s not easy to find mahlab and mastik in our country. It always looks too wet at first, don’t worry and don’t add any more semolina. Enhance browning of the crust due to the potential carmelization of the milk sugars.Lactose, which is a milk sugar, is not metabolized by yeast (used as food) but it contributes to coloration, 2. So many of you have asked me about the maamoul moulds and where you can buy them. Super recipe today – thank you. Thank you for the kind comment. I really love all your recipes. Hi! This recipe makes roughly 50 to 60 maamouls, Zehra, I just purchased mahlab from World Spice Merchants. Can I replace that? Please let me know how the maamoul turns out, Amazing post Sawsan. Maamoul View products. Thanks for all this goodies. Maamoul is usually made a few days before Eid, then stored to be served with Arabic coffee and chocolate to the guests who come during the holiday. Love those cookie molds! ️ Mix of: Arabic Assorted Sweets, Mamoul with Dates, Walnut and Pistachio. Asking you cheerfully about your preparations for Eid. 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I love Maamoul and can say from experience that your tip about lining the mould with plastic is brilliant! So terribly sorry for the delay It means the world to me when someone writes to me saying that my instructions or recipe helped them recreate something they love. Mosques are full of worshipers trying to make the best out of the precious final days of the month. Quick question, how many cups is 1 kilograms, and 300 g as well? Just wondering if you ever tried using avocado oil instead of olive oil? Also I used butter and oil, no ghee and was wondering if I should substitute margarine for ghee next time or use the same? All three kinds :-). You can try my other maamoul recipes that do not used powdered milk if you like, […] the recipe that I’m going to use to make them for Eid al Adha, which is in mid October, is this one from Sawsan at Chef in […], Finally – an clear guide for how to mimic my mom’s recipes! Take care, BAM, روووعة لكن ياريت لوتكتبوا بالعربي Cover and leave over night. Neither said fine semolina. Kyna can custom design cookie molds to your liking. Maamoul pronounced [ma’-mul]. Wow! Hey Sawsan, I was just wondering if I could replace the ghee for 400 grams of butter? I wanted to make the cookies myself but could not find stores in Tokyo, Japan that carry them. please share if u do.thanks, I sadly don’t. I have tried many maamoul recipes but the filling is always turning too hard and the outside is crumbling. I have a few questions which I was hoping you could help answer: 1. I don’t have tons of time, trying to make them this afternoon. Over baking or the fat in the recipe being too little or you over kneaded the dough.I use fine semolina, it is not like flour, it is a little coarser that that, you can still feel the grains. Thanks for sharing this full proof recipe !! I can’t tell you how happy comments like your make me! At first you will get clumps then the dough will come together. Oh my, what beautiful beautiful moulds and maamouls and such a comprehensive tutorial. Call Us : +971 50 985 4911 or Visit us at BeeSweet Dubai Mirdif, BeeSweet RAK for More Amazing Theme Cakes and Arabic Sweets I have been using your recipes for years now and just thought i will let you know i appreciate them very much indeed. ( Log Out / Just trying to figure out which recipe to start with as you have so many wonderful ones. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It is popular throughout the Arab world, especially in the Levant. Since the day I first tried one. Very impressive blog, I’m sure it took a lot of time and effort , So sorry for the delay Dua’a I deeply appreciate your comments Tanya and the fact that you take the time to share this journey with me And… i even have the mold shape from a store with products from that area. thanks in advance. I made all the time for my family and friends, everybody love this cookie! Looking For Maamoul ? The more yeast you add in a recipe the more likely that you’ll lose the print of the maamoul during baking The simple outside and sweet, flavorful filling of the maamoul cookies is a reminder that there is a sweet reward at the end of a period of fasting. I did some more research on maamoul and found there was significant differences in recipes ranging from yeast based doughs to those leavened with baking powder. Need to stock up again! And I love the premise if giving to the less fortunate, a very selfless act in this selfish world if ours. It was my first ever attempt at making maamoul. This made me around 150 maamoul and every single one of them looks perfect!! Which is the right one? I just store them in an airtight container. Bosen Makan Kurma Yang Gitu-gitu Aja? Once again thanks for the wonderful recipe. I can recall the glee of our Berber Mountain Guide, Hassan telling us of the upcoming celebrations! Hoping this is it. I hope you have had a beautiful month. Wow, so impressed with Kyna’s custom cookie molds. [7] They can either be decorated by hand or be made in special wooden moulds. You are most welcome Kari, I do hope that you will enjoy the maamoul. I am thrilled that my tutorial helped and that the maamoul turned out so well, Love the plastic maamoul mold , can you please let me know where you purchased it from ? thanks for sharing n guiding. That is why I try to write my recipes as clearly as possible and I add all the notes that I can think of that anyone making the recipe might need. please advice me, Happy Eid Deena You can wither sprinkle the mould with flour before stamping each maamoul piece or you can use a small square of cling film to cover the mould. I love maamouls and would love to know where I can get the molds. Mmm, my favourite cookies and it seems like I have an advantage to the rest of the poor saps who have no ma’amoul mould thanks to a certain someone! A Syrian friend was with us and he said that my Yemenite haroset tasted like the filling in his mother’s Ma’amoul, so I told him I would learn how to make the cookies, using that for the filling. No need for more flour or sugar. Coarse semolina is typically a bit yellowish in color and is known as “smeed khishin” in Arabic, or coarse “smeed”. I’ve really enjoyed reading about Ramadan. Lovely post and explanation. Thank you so much for this sweet comment Salpy! What type of yeast do you use? I’m not using molds but just forming them by hand. Learn how your comment data is processed. I’ve been very, very lucky to find handcrafted, wooden ma’amoul molds in a second hand shop. Really glad you enjoyed the maamoul. Except for the small round one, it was a gift All the Ma’amouls were already eaten up the next day :-D. They were so delicous!! Eid is the celebration at the end of the month of Ramadan. Thanks again , I am so sorry for the delay Mariam Thank you Sawsan, Thank you Romana I was looking for a recipe with dates, and I so glad to have learned about maamoul. Dissolve the yeast in the water with the 1 teaspoon of sugar and wait for it to foam and bubble, Dissolve the 1/2 cup of sugar in the orange blossom and rosewater then add it to the semolina, Take a small amount of dough and try rolling it into a ball, if it crumbles you need to add 1/4 cup water and knead gently, cover and leave for 10 minutes. Found a maamoul mold years ago at a resale shop and bought if because it was so interesting. Arabic maamoul cookies with orangey date filling. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Many thanks, Hello Rah I bet the actual cookies are amazing! I made the milk version of the maamoul last night and they were absolutely delicious! وشكرا لكم. Maamoul’s paste is prepared from semolina (aka “smeed” in Arabic) which is the coarse, purified wheat middling of durum wheat. Salam from Germany. I love the photo with the little hands – what a helper. Sep 8, 2020 - Explore Gertrude Busybody's board "Maamoul" on Pinterest. Hello Sofia Ma'amoul (Arabic: معمول [mɑʕmuːl] (listen), also spelled m'aamoul, m'amul, m'aamul) is a filled semolina cookie found in Arab regions made with dates, nuts such as pistachios or walnuts and occasionally almonds, or figs. I hope this helps, Sawson, this post is amazing. Please come to Jordan and the molds, box and cookies would be my gift to you. Can I use coffee mate for the powdered milk? Before I get to the recipe I wanted to thank Kyna the wonderfully talented lady behind my cookie mold for sending me two wonderful bread presses. You hear the familiar sound of the wooden maamoul molds being banged time after time. Hi, Should I use them as they are or should I “preseason” them with oil before their first use? Thank you. But oh my, the spoons and mold are just fabulous as well and your idea of custom designing them is even more wonderful. They should set and be slightly golden from the bottom. Do you believe in coincidences? I love the moulds and how the cookies look like professionally made ones – perfect. If your dates are on the dry side, soak them with some hot water for 30 minutes then drain them, Orange blossom water, cardamom and cinnamon are added for flavor and are entirely optional, Taste the filling and adjust the sweetness and spices according to your taste, just remember that there is not sugar in the crust so the filling has to be on the extra sweet side, You can replace half of the sugar with 1/4 cup of simple syrup. Thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment. I want to order me some ma’amoul moulds and get cracking – especially as I have 1.5kg series but soft and delicious dates in my baking cupboard next to the semolina . Thanks Sawsan for the lovely recipe. I have really enjoyed reading your stories about Ramadan Sawsan. Best wishes, Maamoul cookies are known as the Arabic cookies with dates. […] Ruwaida says, and recalls fond food memories of her home country. You really helped me and my father is so happy that we have ma’moul in the house again! Ma'amoul are usually made a few days before Christmas, Easter, or Eid, then stored to be served with Arabic coffee and chocolate to guests who come during the holiday. Thank you so much for posting the recipes on the ma’amoul. Adding the syrup will insure that your filling is smooth and remains soft even after baking, As for the the outside, if you make semolina only maamoul it will be slightly crumbly no matter what you do. Salam Sawsan,my second time making maamoul,we love it!! Thanks for sharing your recipes. Rosewater and orange blossom water are optional, you can replace them with water or milk. I’ve always made mine with semolina and love that texture as it is so different from anything in our native food culture. Constanze. I for one like both. Sorry for the late reply What beautiful shapes that your maamoul cookies have! The recipe I made had semolina and flour, my husband liked the texture. To answer your questions See more ideas about Maamoul recipe, Arabic dessert, Lebanese recipes. Thank youso much for taking the time to leave this sweet comment, […] Rub the butter and oil into the semolina until they are completely absorbed by it. Happy Eid Sawsan and thank you for the post, when I tried the recipe the one with milk, too bad it doesn’t come good at all, even though the taste is very yummy , first issue it keeps swallowing even after I shaped it so all the shape erased totally like I am doing a flat ball ( I used the same amount of yeast and I let it rest good and it become puffy and fluffy before shape it). It gives the best taste and texture I have always loved them and known that one day I would put them to use for an amazing little cake of some sort. Thank you again Sawsan! Hello Zehra If you use this recipe, you must soak the semolina or else it will be hard and crunchy. They are traditionally shaped as crescents or as pressed … Ironically, the story appeared the day after our Passover Seder. For Sawsan, “the secret to a great maamoul is a good recipe, with a delicate balance between the ingredients to get a cookie than melts in your mouth yet holds […]. -, Maamoul Cookies 2018 AFTD Food For Thought Campaign #endFTD | Lydia's FTD House, Maamoul: An Ancient Cookie That Ushers In Easter And Eid In The Middle East | Al-Bushra, Dahdah (semolina, coconut, cinnamon and nut bars) – Chef in disguise, Dahdah (semolina, coconut, cinnamon and nut bars) – Chef in disguise – Arab Recipes, Dahdah (semolina, coconut, cinnamon and nut bars) – Chef in disguise – Arab Recipes – Arabic Food Recipes, 300 grams butter, softened or ghee melted, 1/2 cup orange blossom water (can be replaced with water or milk), 1/2 cup of rosewater(can be replaced with water or milk), 300 grams (1 and 1/2 cups) ghee, melted and hot, 100 grams (1 stick) (1/2 cup) melted butter, 1 teaspoon sugar (for proofing the yeast), 500 gm chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tablespoons orange blossom water, 2 tablespoons butter or ghee and 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 500 gm coarsely ground pistachios and 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tablespoons orange blossom water and 2 tablespoons melted butter or ghee, You can bake maamoul without shaping it, just form the stuffed cookies into balls and arrange them on a baking sheet and bake them, they will be just as tasty without the molds or decorations, To make it easier to get the cookies out of the molds, I line the molds with a little piece of plastic wrap, press the filled dough then use the plastic wrap to take the dough out of the mould then peel off the plastic wrap. Question: do I have to soak the semolina in fat? They may be in the shape of balls, domed or flattened cookies. Salam Ema It is popular in Syria, Lebanon, and other Levantine countries. I made my first attempt at this today and thankfully found your post. I sadly don’t know of a store that sells them at the moment :)) and can you also take me to the place where I can buy a beautiful box just like that!! Then invert the mold and tap the end of the mold on the kitchen towel and the formed cookie will fall out. Mix gently, you take a lump of dough and then crumble it between your fingers and then repeat. Reblogged this on Ghost River Studios Blog. Thank you so much , You are too kind. Where can I buy the molds they are so beautiful. If you have ever tried maamoul and ghraybeh, Nastar cookies are exactly what you would get if you combined maamoul and ghraybeh! Blessings, Hello Laura Ma'amoul with date fillings are often known as menenas, and are sometimes made in the form of date rolls rather than balls or cookies. I just made a trial batch and will make more for Eid, InshAllah. If you are tight on time, use this recipe instead According to Egypt Independent, “Ancient Egyptians also used to make larger kahk-like pies, locally known as shurik, before visiting tombs during religious feasts.”To learn more about kahk’s history, click this link to Egypt Independent. if you can email me I may be able to help you out find some on line. We always made them for Easter. Very nice people and they brought my partner and I sone stuffed vegetables. 0,5 dl oil (neutral-tasting, such as rapeseed or canola) 1 dl icing sugar. I almost cracked my cutting board whacking the mould to get the cookies out! I do not yet have a proper ma’amoul mould, But have a feeling I soon will. Please let me know how the maamoul turns out. Is there a site where I can buy this? I have enjoyed these cookies/cakes when I was young. Which recipe did you use? I will have to try out your suggestions for sure. I made it few times and everyone including my mother whose an excellent cook was amazed. Kept in an airtight container these cookies will last for 3 weeks, it will last even longer to store it in the fridge. 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I find that the addition of the syrup keeps the filling from drying out while baking and makes it more flavorful, Keep the rest of the dough covered or it will dry out, If you find that the dough is a little dry or it cracks when you try to form it, add 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and knead it lightly into the dough, Form the kneaded date puree into small balls about half the size of the dough balls. Phew. today I made them with the same recipe. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1 . I allow the dough to rest for 1 hour and start working immediately and work fast. Did you finish your shopping? Many recipes do not include this and is why I am curious. Thank you for sharing your culture with us! These cookies are so good, too. Can’t wait to see your creations! You can brush them with a little oil if you like but they should be just fine even if you don’t, I love the molds. Form a small cup of dough using your thumb to make a hole and pinching the sides thin. Jane, Hello Jane Very famous Lebanese sweets. Lastly, both recipes call for the inclusion of oil and butter. However, the maamoul recipe is not the easiest. Ma'amoul is very famous in the Middle East during religious holidays for both Muslims and Christians. Kul 3am wa antum bi alf kheir, I and my friend are following every single post of you, trying many recipes and discussing our experiments on the phone. happy blogging do give me feedback! Thank you! The other reason could be that you added a little extra water maybe? https://chefindisguise.com/2012/08/12/maamoul-stuffed-shortbread-cookies/. Where will you go for the Eid prayer? 1 egg. Thanks, Hello Shakira Hi. For this, nut-filled ma'amoul balls are stacked in a pyramid and served with a white cream called Naatiffe made from egg whites, sugar syrup and soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). I cant wait to make it. [8], The Arabic word Ma'amoul (Arabic: معمول) is derived from the Arabic verb Arabic: 'amala, meaning to “to do”.[9]. My 10 year old daughter and I made them for a Girl Scout badge she’s working on and we learned so much about baking AND Eid! This is an amazing blog with detailed steps and you can feel the love ! The molds can also be found in places that sell chocolate supplies, if you know of a place that sells molds and equipment for tempering chocolate, you may find them there, Wish you Ramadan greetings !! I am a fan of Mid Eastern sweets. Thank you my friend. Salam Jazzak Allahu khairyn. Rahila, Hello Rahila, sorry for the delay Traditionally, they are made using special wooden Maamoul … I tried all the places where I live in Ohio to no avail. I’d make some of these soon, except my wife polished off the huge box of dates we had in the house… grr! you may find plastic molds there, […] a number of my favorite maamoul recipes: a melt in your mouth, fool proof flour maamoul , and two semolina maamoul recipes. You have inspired me to make something like this that I can eat. The semolina will resemble wet sand. Happy Eid ! There are a number of reasons why they turned out a little dry: https://chefindisguise.com/2014/09/27/maamoul-date-stuffed-cookies/ You walk into the house and you're immediately enchanted by the smell coming from the kitchen, you close your eyes and take it in:Gentle spices, orange blossom water, mastic.the scent of maamoul cookies baking! Your comments and support mean so much! For tomorrow should I add more flour? Naturally, being Middle Eastern, I have had my fair share of trying different maamoul recipes at friends and familes houses during eid, but none of the ones i have ever tried have ever tasted like these. Ramadan Mubarak As for the dates, you take the pits out then add the ghee or butter or oil (you should melt the ghee or butter, the heat will help soften the dates)and spices and knead them, the way you knead dough, do you know a recipe for a cookie named nankhatai? It is lightly sweetened and sprinkled with confectioner's sugar right before serving. Maybe it is the childhood memories, maybe it is the feeling that the journey you have been on for the past 30 days is nearing its end, the feeling that you have been transformed, something inside you feels so fresh and empowered. Delicious.. just love Maamoul ~ i have made some too do visit my place when time permits Maamoul Mad Bil Ashta! 10 Bake at 355 F (180 ° C) for about 15 minutes or until a golden color but not browned. You can find milk powder in indian stores and middle eastern ones if you have any near by I really have enjoyed reading your Ramadan related posts. I bake maamoul on the middle rack of a preheated oven (230 C) till the edges are golden brown (5-12 minutes) and then place them under the broiler till the tops are golden brown (2-5 minutes), Take the cookies out of the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 10- 15 minutes then move them to a cooling rack because they are prone to crumble if you move them when they are still hot, My maamoul is crumbly, it falls apart when you try to hold a cookie. ( Log Out / Though these shortbread pastries are available year-round in Lebanon, they are prepared in extra-large quantities during holidays like Easter, Christmas, and Good Friday. I never knew that maamoul is made for Ramadan. You can find mahleb in Turkish or Lebanese stores if you have any of those around This time, after reading your recipe and all the good comments from others that tried it, I persuaded myself to try once more. I’m in love with this post. If you want to add some spices add 1 tablespoon ground anais, 1 tablespoon of ground fennel seeds(if you like fennel) and 1 teaspoon cinnamon Maamoul is a cookie like nut-filled pastry. Have a wonderful Eid and please wish your family the same. I was able to find mastic on amazon. Just for a dough that comes together and is homogenous. Many households keep a stock of them all year round, but they are notably consumed during religious festivals. This is sometimes referred to as maamoul mad (mad means stretched out in Arabic). The first maamoul cookie is also one without milk because I received many requests for a maamoul recipe with no milk. . Apparently they’ve never been used before. Maamoul are a signature holiday cookie that are as fun to make as they are to eat! 1,25 dl orange juice (approximately the juice of 1 large orange), or water or milk if you prefer. Not to mention a mean clean up of the mould itself afterwards. It’s early, but Eid Mubarak to you! The ghee and the butter, do you measure them before melting them and then melt them? She has been baking traditional Mamool cookies since she was 12 years old. I appreciate your website. I was gonna make these formy husband, as we are newly married and he ismuslim. The second recipe also has sugar in the dough and has less yeast compared to the first recipe. It can be filled with a variety of nuts but is best made with walnuts, pistachios, or almonds.This maamoul recipe is not only easy but delicious! For a detailed procedure of how to roll these cookies check out this post. These are very popular in Lebanon but can be found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. If you have any more questions, please let me know, Assalamu alaikum! Happy Eid, Dear Sawsan, I just love how everything lined up for you try these. I’m in Florida and I don’t have a Middle Eastern grocers by me. Thank you for sharing with us this wonderful recipe! If that is the case, use the finer one Thanx again …, Salam Maysa Thank u! Learn More. I think their main distribution center is in Montana, but they also have a retail store in Seattle. :D. I love ma’amoul Sawsan – yours look, unsurprisingly, 100x better than my poor attempts. Your recipe is a little different from mine, but will try your’s insha’allah. Thanks for the fab recipe Only problem is i cant find molds and there are no Arabic shops around us:( please can you give me the link to a website that sells them online???? You probably used coarse semolina, that is what caused them to be grainy, Middle eastern stores, Turkish stores and on ebay, […] and nuts alternating in a beautiful pattern and heavenly combination of flavor.It is sort of mamoul meets harissa/basbousa meets knafeh and oh my if there was one dessert that is the best of those […], Dear Sawsan, do I keep it in the fridge overnight before processing or on the worktop is fine? If there is a middle eastern or Lebanese store close to you, you may be able to find them there. Or maybe you have a suggestion? You are most welcome.. I’d join in the debate about the use of semolina or flour in ma’amoul anytime! Thank you for a beautiful post. But if you manage to find it,do use it because it adds a lovely gentle flavor to the maamoul. Your kids are very lucky to have these celebratory cookies waiting for them. I want some recipe without butter or oil and at the same time the cookies soft, it is possible. It would be hard to replace them, they are there to enhance flavor but the maamoul will still taste great without them. I’m having a hard time finding this in Canada. Hello Mihaela There are those who love flour maamoul and those who swear by semolina maamoul. As for the orange blossom water the taste is very light in the baked maamoul but if you are worried you can replace it with milk or water. My friends and I have dinner parties where we cook food from another country, and this month we’re cooking recipes popular in Syria. You can leave them out. Enclosed is my email. Dissolve the yeast in the water with the sugar and wait for it to foam and bubble. Maamoul bakes really quickly, don’t walk away from the oven while the cookies are baking they can go from white to black in a couple of minutes. There are three types of traditional maamoul fillings – dates, walnuts and pistachios. The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Maamoul (Mamoul) Recipes.Enjoy our easy Eid Iftar desserts and learn how to make Maamoul. taste is gud but my dough is not so smooth as yours and have grains of samolina. Nastar cookies (Indonesian pineapple tarts) – Chef in disguise, Maamoul: Middle Eastern Holiday Cookies – Baker Without Borders, Maamoul: An Ancient Cookie That Ushers In Easter And Eid In The Middle East, ‘Refugee Cookies’: How a Syrian Woman and Her Family Turned Hardship Into a ‘Sweet, Sweet’ Business - Leggings Are Pants, The mystery of the moulds and an eid recipe round up – Chef in disguise, Karuna Riazi - Kindle Curiosity ... a podcast for curious souls. You could reduce the yeast to 1 teaspoon if the type of yeast you use is too active. Either one of these will prevent maamoul from sticking to the mould, Yes I’ve been using a little flour before stamping them out it helps. AND I also bought fresh dates. Thank you for the trust. I still have problems with the dough cracking while baking, but the flavour is so nice. The maamoul will still be amazing without it. Will let you know . Do you think Eid will be Friday or Thursday? Thank you so much for sharing this lovely recipe! When I set out to go fond all the ingredients I saw semolina in a bag which looked to me to be pretty fine though I’m not really sure what it was supposed to look like. 4. Maamoul can be filled with either dates, walnuts or pistachios. 3. I would love to take you to the old markets, to jerash and every where you would like to go here , They really are so beautiful to look at, I can only imagine how good they must be to eat! Most readers find them on ebay or in Middle Eastern stores. The process of this overnight rest reminds me of semolina maamoul another heavenly semolina based […], Stunning post! Is this just for flavour? Also, how many maamouls does this recipe make approximately? (معمول, Mamoul, Mamool, Maamoul) Ma'amoul is an ancient cookie filled with fruits and nuts such as dates, walnuts, and pistachios. And it was worth it! Make the result softer (due to the milk fat acting as a tenderizer by interfering with gluten production) Could substitute some of ingredients? 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