Dawouqia Sweet Balls

Ingredients

• 2 cups semolina
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup syrup
• 1 cup coarsely ground pistachios
• 2 tbsp orange blossom water
• 2 tbsp rose water
• Fresh ashta
• For coating the balls: 1/2 cup coarsely ground pistachios
• Honey or syrup for serving
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Method

1. In a pot over low heat, put the semolina and stir constantly until it turns brown.
2. Add the butter and stir until the semolina absorbs all the butter and they are well combined.
3. Add coarsely chopped pistachios and mix them together.
4. Add orange blossom water, rose water, and syrup, and stir until they are well incorporated and form a soft, cohesive dough.
5. Remove the dough from the heat and set it aside to cool.
6. Shape medium-sized balls from the dough.
7. Make a small hole in each ball and fill it with a little cold clotted cream, then reshape into a ball to seal it.
8. Dip the Dawouqia balls in pistachios.
9. At serving, top with some fresh clotted cream if you like, or serve the balls as they are. Serve with honey or syrup.
10. Note: You can add one teaspoon of green food coloring to the dough to make greener Dawouqia, if desired.