Recipe: Maarud (Date Filled Roles)
For 45 Persons
Category: None
-------------------------DOUGH VERSION I (MY MOM'S-------------------------
2 lb Flour
1 oz Baking powder
2 tb Sugar
1 pn Salt
1 c Oil
1/2 lb Soft butter or margarine
-(cut into small cubes)
1 c Water
DOUGH VERSION II (MY
-AUNT'S):
Substitute 2 cups of flour
-with 1 cup semolina
The rest is the same.
----------------------------------FILLING----------------------------------
1 lb Date paste
Cinnamon
Ground cloves (optional)
Confectioner sugar
Source: family heirloom.
1) Mix in a bowl all the dry ing. for the dough. Gradually add the water
and knead well. Gradually add the oil and knead well. Add the butter cubes
and knead until you get a smooth and Uniform dough. cover with a wet towel
and set aside for 15 Min.
2) Divide the dough into 6 balls (the size of a grapefruit).
3) On a clean and dry surface ( _not_ floured or buttered) roll out a dough
ball to 35 cm X 25 cm / 14" X 10" rectangle the thinner your dough is the
better.
4) spread with 1/6 of the date paste on the rectangle, leave 1.5 cm / 1/2"
uncovered dough on the rim. sprinkle cinnamon and cloves over the date
paste. roll to a 35 cm / 14" long cylinder. mark the cylinder with X shaped
marks. cut into 2 cm X 4 cm / 1" X 2" cookies.
5) arrange cookies in a buttered pan and bake at 180C / 350F until the
cookies tern golden brown
Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #034 by eyal adelman
on Jan 28, 1997.
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