| Mamoul With Pistachio Filling |
Mamoul is a traditional Arabic sweet.
It can be filled with dates, walnuts, pistachio or other nuts.
Traditionally, mamoul with dates is made with a round shaped mold, and
mamoul with nuts with an elongated shape mold. Try our easy mamoul with
pistachio recipe!
Preparation Time: 40 – 60 minutes approximately
Cooking Time: 40 minutes approximately
Serves: 8 -10 persons
All you need
For pistachio filling
2 cups finely chopped pistachios
3/4 cup al alali Icing Sugar
1/4 cup rose water
For the mamoul dough
1 cup butter
1/2 cup milk prepared from al alali Full Cream Powder Milk
1 cup flour
2 cups semolina
1/4 cup al alali Icing Sugar
2 tbsps. rose water
al alali Icing Sugar for garnishing
Directions
To prepare the pistachio filling:
- Mix all the ingredients together until you have a firm mixture
To prepare the mamoul dough:
- In a saucepan melt the butter over a medium heat, add milk prepared from al alali Full Cream Powder Milk, boil
- In a bowl, mix semolina, flour, and al alali Icing Sugar, add
the butter and milk mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon, set aside to
cool - Add rose water and rub firmly with finger tips until you have a non sticky dough
- Cover the dough with a kitchen towel. set aside overnight to allow the dough to absorb the butter and milk
- Mix the dough for 5 minutes until you have a non sticky dough easy to shape
- 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 tsp. of the stuffing, close the dough and roll into a ball - Place the ball into the mamoul mold to take the shape of the
mold. Flip the mold and tap it on the table. The mamoul will fall out - Place the mamoul in an oven tray and bake at high temperature
190°C – 200°C (375° – 390°F) for 25 min or until the edges golden
brown. Set aside to cool - Sprinkle with al alali Icing Sugar
- Serve and enjoy!
Source: alalali
