A famous cake in North Africa : MAKROUT

Ingredients:

Orange blossom, honey, frying oil, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 250g of date dough (0,5pounds), 30g of sugar (0,06pounds), 1 pinch of salt, 1 bowl of melted butter, and 3 bowls of semolina, 800g (1,7pounds).

1.     1. In a big bowl, melt the semolina, the butter, the salt, and the sugar. Add the butter and crush the semolina with your fingers. Add oil, and mix to obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough.

2.     2.While the dough is resting (at least 10minutes), mix dates dough with cinnamon, and orange blossom. Put in the fridge.

3.      3.Divide the dough into 4 and make sticks (the order is to have a semolina dough with the dates dough inside) and put  the dates dough inside, by doing sticks (see photos to understand better!)                                                                             

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         4.With a makrout buffer (or with a fork), decorate the dough. And finally cut them in a diamond shape. These are makrouts.

5.    5. Fry them, and dive them in oil and honey. Drip, and let them cool down.

 FINISH! Makrout is a traditional cake that is often eaten when it’s el Aid.

SAHA FTOURKOUM! (have a nice meal).