Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Sharab Ward Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 3 cups fine semolina
- • 1 cup clarified butter, melted
- • 1/3 cup sugar
- • 1 tsp instant yeast
- • 1/2 cup rose water
- • 1/4 cup warm water
- • 2 cups pitted dates, chopped
- • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 2 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Mix the semolina with the melted butter, cover, and let it rest 1 hour so the semolina drinks in the butter.
2
Phase 2
Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the rose water and warm water, work into the semolina to form a soft dough, and rest 30 minutes.
3
Phase 3
Knead the chopped dates with the cinnamon into a smooth paste and roll into small balls.
4
Phase 4
Enclose a date ball in each piece of dough, seal completely, then flatten and press in a carved maamoul mold or with a fork.
5
Phase 5
Bake at 190C for 12-15 minutes until barely golden on the bottom, keeping the tops pale.
6
Phase 6
Dust generously with icing sugar once cool and serve with rose-scented tea.