Desserts
ChefNada Hadraj
Date Ma'rouk
Date Ma'rouk is a much-loved recipe—delicious, practical, and perfect for kids' lunchboxes or serving to guests. Try this tested homemade Ma'rouk recipe!
Date Ma'rouk in a recipe—nothing better! Written and explained in detail!
Ingredients
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- 1 kg flour
- 2 tablespoons dry yeast
- 8 tablespoons sugar
- 100 g (or 1/4 cup) butter
- 2 1/2 cups warm milk (add more if the dough needs it)
- A pinch of salt
- A splash of orange blossom water
- Dates, mashed (use a pastry masher), ground cinnamon, ground anise and butter
- Brushing before/after baking
- Simple syrup or date molasses (dibs)
- For more of Nida's delicious sweets see: Cheese Halawa with Pistachio Mafruka
- To make Turkish Kunafa by Nida click the link
Method
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- Mix the ingredients well except for the dates.
- Knead the mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Let the date ma'rouk dough ferment for about 1½ hours, until it doubles in size.
- Meanwhile, prepare the dates and knead them with spices and butter.
- Fill a piece of the fermented dough with the date mixture, then seal the dough around the dates.
- Begin rolling the piece of dough to make it longer and higher, then join the ends together so it resembles a bracelet.
- Place the date ma'rouk pieces on a baking tray and use kitchen scissors to decorate only the edges.
- Brush the tops of the ma'rouk with a sugar-and-milk mixture, then dip them in sesame seeds.
- Let the date ma'rouk rest for between one hour and one and a half hours, as needed, until the dough doubles in size.
- Bake the date ma'rouk in the oven at 250°C until browned; when removed from the oven brush them with sugar syrup or date molasses to achieve the desired result.
- Cover the date ma'rouk pieces with a cloth to keep them moist.
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Halabi Meshbek (the best Meshbek)
- Cheese Halawa with Pistachio Mafruka
- Turkish Kunafa
