Ma'amoul
Oven-baked pistachio nuts, perfumed with rose water, a Lebanese dessert.
25 min · Serves 20 · Easy
Ingredients
Method
Start cooking mode- Prep 15 min · Cook 10 min · 25 min total
- easy
- 1
First make the pastry, by rubbing the butter into the flour and sugar until it resembles fine breadcrumbs, then add the rose water and milk. This should now be a smooth dough.
- 2
Make the filling by chopping the pistachios into small pieces and mixing with the sugar and rose water.
- 3
Take a small piece of pastry dough and flatten into a 3mm thick circle, using your hands (not a rolling pin). Pull three sides up and seel into a small bowl shape, put into the 'bowl' 1 tsp of the pistachio mixture. Then pull up the sides and seal in a 'twist' and the top - like a little bag. Turn over and lightly press down to flatten slightly into a circle, then using a tooth pick make a flower shape on the top. (or just a few small holes if you want.).
- 4
Repeat step 3 with remaining dough and mixture. Bake at about 180C for about 10 - 15 minutes until VERY light brown. (they should still be soft and will harden up as they cool.).
Notes and swaps
- Not assessed yet. Check each ingredient if you have an allergy.



