Ma'amoul

A Ma'amoul (Arabic معمول, DMG ma ʿ MUL ) is a small semolina pastry Arab cuisine of the Middle East, mostly with almond nuts or Dattelfüllung. Ma'amouls be eaten all year round, but especially at Easter. They are also part of the Jewish cuisine, in a somewhat modified form.

According to Lebanese recipe form two different types of semolina ( smid and fekhra ) the basis for the dough. Other ingredients include dry yeast, Mahleb, butter, rose and orange blossom water. The dough is first rolled into balls in size of a plum, the ball will then be somewhat flattened and pushed into the middle with the fingers of a large recess for the filling. To mold the pastry there are also special wooden spoon. After filling, the dough balls are to shoot again.

For the filling, chopped walnuts, almonds or pistachios can be used to sugar, ground cinnamon and orange blossom water. The pastry is finally dusted with powdered sugar.