Maamoul Maad with Ashta

Ingredients

• 2 cups fine semolina
• 2 cups coarse semolina
• 1 cup ghee
• 1/2 cup liquid milk
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• A pinch of salt
• Ingredients for the ashta or cream filling:
• 1 liter liquid milk
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• This recipe is for the easiest and tastiest maamoul maad with ashta, shared by a friend and cook from the Sho Tabkheen El Yom group:
• Fatima Abdullah
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• To watch the video method for making ashta or cream, click this link: Video: How to Make Ashta Cream
• To get the maamoul maad with dates method, click this link: How to Make Maamoul Maad with Dates

Method

1. Mix the semolina, sugar, baking powder, yeast, orange blossom water, and salt with the ghee...
2. Knead the ingredients with the ghee and mix well, then gradually add the liquid milk to the dough until you get a smooth dough.
3. Set the maamoul dough aside to rest for about two hours.
4. After the resting time, divide the dough into two parts. Place the first part in an oven-safe baking tray, then spread the ashta or cream over it..
5. Roll out the second part of the maamoul dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
   Timers: 10 min
6. Then take out the second part of the dough from the fridge and place it over the ashta in the maamoul tray. You will have a layer of maamoul dough, then the ashta, then a third layer of maamoul dough.
7. Place the tray in the oven for about 25 minutes at 180 degrees, or until the semolina is cooked, depending on your oven.
   Timers: 25 min
8. You can drizzle syrup over the maamoul maad with ashta, and garnish it with nuts if desired.