• For the dough:

• 1¾ cups plain flour or 250 g
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground mahlab
• ½ cup butter or 100 g, softened
• ½ cup water or 125 ml

• For the stuffing:

• 1 tin NESTLÉ® Cream or 170 g
• 1 cup date paste or 200 g
• ¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 1½ cups sugar syrup or 375 g
• 2 cups oil for deep frying

Preparation

Place flour in a deep bowl, add sugar, salt, Mahlab and mix well. Add butter then rub the butter with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Gradually add little quantities of water and mix thoroughly until a dough forms. Cover with kitchen cloth and set aside for 1 hour.

To prepare the stuffing combine NESTLÉ® Cream , date paste, cardamom powder and rosewater. Mix all the ingredients well.

Roll the dough into a round 3 millimeters thick pastry. Using a medium size cup, cut the dough into round pieces. Place 1 full teaspoon of the date mixture in the center of each piece and seal the edges by twisting them.

Deep-fry the date sambousek in 180°C preheated oil for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove the date sambousek from the oil and immediately dip them in the syrup. Serve cold.