Easy Maakaroon Dessert — one of the tastiest homemade recipes

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 kg (500 g) all-purpose flour

1/2 kg fine semolina (or "farikha" flour)

1 tbsp ground anise

1 tbsp yeast dissolved in 1 cup warm water

1 tbsp sugar

1 cup water

oil for frying

syrup (qatir or shira)

Combine the all-purpose flour and the semolina (or farikha flour) and mix. Add the melted butter and oil and mix.
Add the sugar, anise and the yeast mixture, and mix.
Add 1 cup water and knead well.
Divide the dough into equal balls. Shape each piece by pressing it over the surface of a plastic strainer to give it the desired ridged, oval shape.
Heat oil in a deep pan and fry the Maakaroon until the pieces turn golden.
Remove the Maakaroon from the oil and drain.
After draining, place the Maakaroon into hot syrup.
Drain them from the syrup and serve cold at room temperature.

Easy Maakaroon Dessert

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