Desserts
ChefLoubna Fawaz
Date Fingers (Filled Date Cookies)
Date fingers — a classic homemade treat. A reliable recipe for delicious date-filled dough flavored with fennel. Finish by coating the cookies with sesame.
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Ingredients
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- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups fine semolina (or 'farikha' flour)
- 1 1/2 cups ghee (smen) or clarified butter
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup powdered milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon mahleb
- A small coffee cup of anise (or aniseed)
- Sesame seeds
- Mastic (ground)
- Cake spice mix (dakkat ka'ak)
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 1 cup water (or as needed)
- Filling
- Pitted dates
- Walnuts
- Ground fennel (shomar)
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- For more date desserts see: Date Cookie Recipe
Method
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- First, mix the fine semolina with the flour, then add the ghee and oil and rub together well.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients and rub lightly without heavy kneading. Gradually add the water and bring the dough together. Add more water if needed depending on the flour.
- Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.Timers: 30 min
- Meanwhile, process the pitted dates with the ghee, ground fennel and a little chopped walnut to make the filling.
- After 30 minutes, roll the dough thinly between sheets of plastic so it is not too wide. Place the filling lengthwise, roll the dough around it into a log, and cut into pieces of the desired size.Timers: 30 min
- Dip each piece in sesame, then place the date fingers on a baking tray and bake at 180°C (356°F) until cooked (do not over-brown).
- Serve the date fingers after they cool.
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Date Cookie Recipe
