
Mamoul (Eid biscuits)
A classic Saudi Arabian dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.
Origin
Categorized as Saudi Arabian Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: https://cookpad.com/eng/recipes/16901544?ref=search&search_term=saudi+arabia
Ingredients
- 300 gPlain Flour
- 200 gSemolina
- 25 gSunflower Oil
- 250 gUnsalted Butter
- 50 mlMilk
- 60 gIcing Sugar
Instructions
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Mix butter with sugar until creamy.
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Add oil flour and semolina and mix.
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Add warm milk and don't knead too much
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Cover and leave aside for an hour or less until you prepare the filling
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For the dates filling, fry some sesame in a pan then add butter. Add the dates paste and mixed well with sesame and butter. Then add a little bit of water until it's mushy. Be careful don't make it too mushy.
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Take it of the pan, put in a plate until it's cool. Then start to shape balls that weigh 15 gm.
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Refrigerate for 1/2 an hour.
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Get back to the dough and shape it as balls that weigh 30 gm.
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Take the date filling out of the fridge and start to stuff each dough ball with dates ball.
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Then use the mamoul mould to give it this shape.
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In a preheated oven 180 degrees, put it for 20 minutes until golden from below and little bit golden from above.





