Date and Walnut Maamoul Fingers

Ingredients

• 100 g softened butter
• 1 medium spoon mahlab
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 whole egg plus one egg white (save the yolk to brush the discs later)
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup fine semolina
• 2 cups flour
• For the date filling:
• Ground dates
• Orange blossom water and rose water
• A pinch of cardamom
• For the walnut filling:
• Chopped walnuts
• A pinch of cinnamon
• A pinch of powdered sugar
• To prepare Eid ma'amoul with semolina, click the link: How to Prepare Eid Ma'amoul with Semolina

Method

1. Beat the egg with all ingredients except the flour and semolina, then begin adding the flour gradually and knead until you have a soft, non-sticky dough.
2. Cover the dough for about half an hour to rest well, then roll it out thinly... place the filling lengthwise and roll the dough over it into a log, cut it lengthwise and then into pieces of the desired size...
3. Brush the ma'amoul fingers with beaten egg yolk mixed with 2 tablespoons liquid milk and 1 medium spoon orange blossom water, then sprinkle with sesame seeds or ground pistachios.
4. Place the ma'amoul fingers in a preheated oven at 180°C and brown them from the bottom and top.