Walnut stuffed cookies - maamoul bi joz. Traditionally, maamoul with dates (also called maamoul bi siwa) is made with a round shaped mold, and maamoul with nuts with an elongated shape mold. Only nuts-filled maamoul gets sprinkled with powdered sugar. Maamoul is usually served during religious festivities.
You can cook Walnut stuffed cookies - maamoul bi joz using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Walnut stuffed cookies - maamoul bi joz
- Prepare 2 cups of semolina.
- Prepare 1 cup of fine semolina, ferkha flour.
- You need 1 teaspoon of dried yeast, dissolved in 2 tablespoons warm water.
- It’s 1 cup of butter, melted.
- It’s 2 tablespoons of orange blossom water.
- It’s 2 tablespoons of rose water.
- Prepare of - For the stuffing:.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of walnuts, coarsely ground.
- It’s 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of orange blossom water.
- It’s of For garnishing:.
- It’s 1 cup of powdered sugar.
Then using your hands rub the semolina and flour with the butter and oil until you get a sand looking texture. Is a Middle Eastern stuffed cookie, the dough is made with a combination of semolina and all-purpose flours. It is lightly sweetened and sprinkled with confectioner's sugar right before serving. Maamoul can be made with butter or coconut oil or plant-based butter to make them vegan.
Walnut stuffed cookies - maamoul bi joz instructions
In a bowl, mix the semolina and ferkha flour with the butter. Cover with a kitchen cloth and leave overnight..
Add the orange blossom water, rose water and dissolved yeast to the flour and butter mixture. Knead until you get a soft dough..
To prepare the stuffing: mix all the ingredients together..
Divide the dough into walnut-sized balls. Place the dough ball in the palm of your hand and with your finger make a hole in it. Fill it with 1 to 2 teaspoons of the stuffing, close the dough and roll into a ball..
Place the ball into the maamoul mold and pack it well inside it for the dough to take the shape of the mold. To unmold, flip the mold and tap it on the table. The cookie will fall out..
Place the maamoul in an oven tray and bake at high temperature for about 15 to 20 min or until they are blushed..
Leave aside to cool then sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve..
Note: These cookies have a long shelf-life. They can be stored in an airtight container.
Place the Maamoul cookies, smooth side up (for hand shaped cookies) or the patterned side up (for cookies made using mold), on a large baking sheet. Make sure to space them one to two inches apart. Do not let the cookies over bake or turn too brown. Maamoul Cookies With Pistachio and Walnuts Recipe - Mamoul bi Joz w Fustuk. Maamoul is a delicious traditional Middle Eastern cookie that is typically made on religious holidays such as Easter or Eid.
