Maamoul Mad Bil-Kishta

Name: Maamoul Mad Bil-Kishta
Prep time: 60 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 90 Minutes
Yield: 9 servings

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1hr

30minutes

9 people

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Ingredients 14 items

For the dough:
2 cups or 320 g semolina
1 cup or 160 g fine semolina
1 cup or 210 g melted ghee
100 g or ½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground mahlab
1 teaspoon yeast
3 tablespoons rose water
3 tablespoons blossom water
For the filling:
3 cups or 750 ml water
1 tin Nestlé® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
¾ cup corn flour or 90 g
2 tablespoons blossom water

How to prepare

In a bowl, combine grain semolina, fine semolina, ghee, sugar, mahlab, yeast, rose water and blossom water. Mix the ingredients well then cover and set aside for at least 1 hour.
Press ½ quantity of the maamoul dough over 28cm round non-stick oven tray to flatten evenly all over the tray.
Combine water, Nestlé® Sweetened Condensed Milk and corn flour in a medium saucepan.Bring to a boil and thicken with constant stirring. Add blossom water and stir.
Pour the hot cream mixture over the maamoul dough in the tray with equally level and set aside to cool into a room temperature.
place the remaining ½ of the maamoul dough between two sheets of greaseproof paper, then gently roll it between the papers using a rolling pin to reach the size of the tray. Remove the top paper and turn the dough carefully over the cream mixture and press gently. (Remove exceeding dough from the sides).
Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown color, remove and set aside to cool.
Cut into squares and serve.

Why is it recommended to have a variety of food in the diet? To get all the nutrients that your body needs for good health! So you need to eat different foods from the 5 essential food groups everyday: grains, vegetables, fruits, milk and dairy, and meat and legumes!

What are the vitamins and minerals found in semolina?

It's very nutritious when compared to other grains, semolina is rich in vitamin B1, niacin and folic acid as well as magnesium, manganese and phosphorous. It's also a good source of iron, zinc and pantothenic acid!