World Flavors Cookbook

Makroud

Name: Makroud
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Algeria
Ingredients: 3 cups medium semolina 1 cup melted butter Date paste (mixed with cinnamon and orange blossom water) Honey and sesame seeds for garnish

Diamond-shaped semolina cookies filled with date paste and drenched in honey.

Cuisine: Algeria

Ingredients

3 cups medium semolina 1 cup melted butter Date paste (mixed with cinnamon and orange blossom water) Honey and sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

Mix semolina with butter and let rest. Form a long log of semolina dough, make a furrow, and fill with a roll of date paste. Close the log and slice into diamond shapes. Fry until golden brown or bake. While hot, dip the cookies into warm honey mixed with orange blossom water. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.