World Flavors Cookbook

Makroudh

Name: Makroudh
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: Tunisia
Ingredients: 3 cups medium semolina 1 cup melted butter Date paste (mixed with cinnamon and orange blossom water) Honey and lemon syrup Sesame seeds for garnish

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

Cuisine: Tunisia

Ingredients

3 cups medium semolina 1 cup melted butter Date paste (mixed with cinnamon and orange blossom water) Honey and lemon syrup 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. Seal and slice into diamonds. Fry until golden brown. While hot, dip into warm honey-lemon syrup. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.