Cream-Filled Maamoul

Ingredients

• 2 cups and 1/2 cup coarse semolina
• 2 cups and 3/4 cup fine semolina (sifted)
• 2 cups ghee or butter (according to preference and availability)
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 1 teaspoon mahleb
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup powdered milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• Ashta:
• 4 cups milk
• 7 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup sugar
• We mix the ingredients cold, then cook on the stove and add crushed mastic, then cool them...
• Note: It's best to prepare the ashta in advance and set it aside until needed.
• Thanks to our friend from the Shu Tabkhin Today page for the recipe and the easy, detailed explanation:
• @Amal Mahmoud
• To prepare Eid maamoul with semolina, click the link: How to prepare Eid maamoul with semolina

Method

1. Ashta: 4 cups milk 7 tablespoons cornstarch 1/4 cup sugar
2. We mix the ingredients cold, then cook on the stove and add crushed mastic, then cool them... Note: It's best to prepare the ashta in advance and set it aside until needed.
3. Place a layer of semolina, wet your hand with water and smooth it, then a layer of ashta and a sprinkle of ground pistachios; then shape semolina discs between your palms and place them on top as a second layer and smooth them with your wet hand. Score the maamoul tray with a fork to make designs on the surface and place it in a preheated oven at 200°C for about one third of an hour. Remove and let cool, then cut into squares and garnish with pistachios.
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5. Thanks to our friend from the Shu Tabkhin Today page for the recipe and the easy, detailed explanation: @Amal Mahmoud
6. To prepare Eid maamoul with semolina, click the link: How to prepare Eid maamoul with semolina