Plain and Date‑Filled Ghoraybeh

Ingredients

• 1 cup ghee (samin)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups all‑purpose flour + 2 tablespoons (see notes)
• Pinch of vanilla (optional)
• Date paste mixed with 1 tablespoon butter
• Shelled pistachios for garnish
• For more of Rasmiyya's sweets recipes: How to Make Brazilian Sonho Sweets

Method

1. Place the ghee in a bowl or mixer, add the sugar gradually and the vanilla, and whip until you get a smooth, cream‑like mixture.
2. Add the flour and mix until the two cups are fully incorporated... if you notice the dough needs the two tablespoons, add them according to the type of flour.
3. Refrigerate the mixture for half an hour.
4. Begin cutting the dough into the size you want; shape it into fingers or roll it into rounds, place them on the baking tray, and press a pistachio on top to decorate the plain ghoraybeh.
5. For the date‑filled ghoraybeh: cut a piece of dough, make a cavity in it and fill it with dates; then place a piece of kitchen plastic (cling film) in a maamoul mold, sprinkle some ground pistachio, place the filled ghoraybeh in the mold, press lightly, flip it out, and put it on the oven tray.
6. Bake the ghoraybeh on the middle rack at 180°C for 15 minutes or only 12 minutes to achieve a successful ghoraybeh.
   Timers: 15 min, 12 min
7. Remove them from the oven and let them cool completely before transferring them to another plate.
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9. For more desserts from Rasmia, here is the link: How to make Brazilian Sonho dessert