Authentic Ramadan Maamoul Bread

Ingredients

• 500 grams flour (about 4 cups of flour)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon mahleb
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Qatr (sugar syrup) or shireh:
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• This delicious recipe from:
• Rana Sbeite Bazze

Method

1. Put all the dry ingredients in a deep bowl, then add the butter and ghee and rub them in.
2. Gradually add the boiling water.
3. Knead well until you have a smooth, soft dough.
4. Set the maamoul dough aside to rest for 20 minutes.
5. After the resting time, start shaping the maamoul dough; you can fill it, then brush with egg and milk and sprinkle with nigella seeds, sesame and desiccated coconut.
6. Let the maamoul pieces rest to proof for an additional hour or more, depending on the kitchen temperature.
7. Bake the maamoul once well proofed in a preheated oven at 170°C for 15 minutes, then brush with syrup immediately after removing from the oven while still hot.