How to make Date Cakes (Makrout)?
This recipe takes 40 minutes for 10 servings, intermediate difficulty.
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
Dessert
Meal type
What ingredients for Date Cakes (Makrout)?
How to prepare Date Cakes (Makrout)?
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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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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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Preparation takes 20 minutes and cooking takes 20 minutes, for a total of 40 minutes.
This recipe serves 10 people. You can adjust the quantities directly on the page.
This recipe is hard difficulty. It is suitable for experienced cooks.
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