Hana's Maamoul

HANA'S MAAMOUL

3 cups semolina

1 cup flour

1 cup butter at room temperature

1/4 tsp salt

Mix the ingredients then cover and let rest for 6 hours.

Then add:

2 tbsp powdered milk

1 tsp ground mihleb

1/4 tsp ground mistaka

In the meantime mix:

1 cup lukewarm water

1/2 tsp yeast

1/2 tsp sugar

Knead the semolina mixture with the water yeast mixture.

During the 6 hours of resting prepare your fillings.

Date filling:

250 grams pitted dates

2 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Pistachio filling:

1.5 cups ground pistachio

3/4 cups icing sugar

1 tbsp flower water "maa il ward"

Preheat oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit and place one rack on the bottom and one on the top.

Bake for 7 minutes on the bottom then lift to the top for 2 minutes.