Dessert
Date Cakes (Makrout)
Easily prepare the Makrout, the Eastern pastry filled with dates!
20 min
Prep time
20 min
Cook time
10
Servings
Intermediate
Difficulty
40 min
Total time
Ingredients
Instructions
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1
Work the butter and powdered sugar until they form a creamy mixture.
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2
Add the egg yolks, yeast, then sift in the flour little by little and mix well until you obtain a homogeneous dough.
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3
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3mm with a rolling pin, cut circles of 8cm diameter using round cookie cutters.
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4
For the filling: wash and seed the dates, cook them steamed (for example in the top part of a couscous steamer), blend them, add the powdered cinnamon, orange blossom water, and knead well to obtain a soft paste.
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5
Form date dough into small rolls, place one in the center of each circle of dough, fold these circles in half, seal the edges well. Place them on a buttered tray as they are made.
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6
Bake in a moderate oven, roll them while still warm in powdered sugar.
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7
Store them in a tightly closed container.
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