February 4, 2022 • Class: Sweet Pastries, Pastries/Breads
Maamoul full of orange, particularly Seville orange or bousfeyr (bitter orange), was not recognized in Lebanon once I grew up. The maamoul varieties made by my grandmother and numerous different tétas all through Lebanon have been stuffed both with crushed almonds, pistachios, walnuts or date. Maamoul with bitter orange paste is definitely a Syrian specialty. The Syrians are the acknowledged masters within the realm of a number of pastries like Barazek that we might go get from Damascus each time somebody we knew was touring there; I consider these orange maamoul have been initially created in Aleppo. I used to be in Damascus not too long ago and was thrilled to see them on a pastry plate on the fantastic Naranj I beloved the marginally tangy/bitter/candy/citrusy taste of the orange filling contrasting with the buttery mushy and crumbly maamoul shell. I needed to attempt making them!
Winter is the season for Seville oranges so I searched excessive and low right here in Austin for some, however didn’t have a lot luck! So I used common candy oranges. Since I couldn’t come up with a dependable recipe, I improvised.
The orange filling may also be made with kumquats. I made this recipe twice and the second time, added some amardeen, that candy apricot leather-based from Syria and used blood oranges.
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Orange Maamoul
Joumana Accad
Mediterranean, Center Japanese
February 4, 2022
Candy Pastries, Pastries/Breads,
conventional, arabic pastries, Syrian, ma’amoul, lebanese, orange,
30-35 maamoul servings
Prep Time: 2 hours
Prepare dinner Time: quarter-hour
Passive Time: 6 hours
Substances
1 Batch maamoul dough consisting of:
3 cups wonderful semolina
1 cup melted ghee or unsalted butter
1/2 cup of mixed orange blossom water and rose water (kind of as wanted)
1/2 tsp mahlab (optionally available)
Milk (optionally available)
1/2 tsp yeast (optionally available)
1/4 cup sugar (optionally available)
Filling:
2 small oranges (300 g.)
1 cup granulated sugar (extra if including amardeen to the combination)
1/2 cup water (extra as wanted)
1 envelope gelatin
1 Tbsp orange blossom water (optionally available)
1 Tbsp recent lemon juice
1/2 sheet amardeen (optionally available), soaked in 2 cups of water in a single day to melt
Filling with date paste:
1 bag date paste (about 14 ounces)
4 Tbsp ghee or butter
1 tsp Mexican vanilla or a pinch of cardamom or flavoring of your alternative
Directions
Begin by making the filling:
- Place the oranges or kumquats in a saucepan, cowl with water and convey to a simmer. Simmer for five minutes, then dump the water. Repeat this course of 3 instances. Cool the oranges on a slicing board.
- Within the saucepan, place 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Deliver to a simmer and let the sugar soften, including a tablespoon of lemon juice to the combination. Reduce the oranges into chunks and add to the sugar syrup, simmer for quarter-hour, then cool. Refrigerate the combination within the lined saucepan for a couple of hours or in a single day.
- The subsequent day, take the orange combination out of the fridge. Take a look at it by taking a 1/4 teaspoon out and putting it on a plate to test if the syrup is agency or nonetheless runny. Add about 1/2 cup of chilly water and sprinkle the envelope of gelatin over it. Slowly convey the combination again to a simmer, stirring to combine . Deliver to a boil for a couple of seconds, then flip off the warmth. Cool the orange combination on the counter then refrigerate. Test after a couple of hours to ensure it has firmed-up and can be utilized as a filling.
- Make the maamoul dough: Place the semolina in a big bowl and add the melted ghee or butter in a gradual stream, stirring to combine. Combine the combination till all of the semolina is moistened with melted ghee or butter. Cowl and put aside for a couple of hours.
- Add the aromatic waters to the semolina and blend by hand till the combination is pliable and straightforward to work with. Add extra water (or milk) if crucial, one tablespoon at a time.
To form the maamoul:
- Divide the dough into balls the dimensions of a big walnut and place them aspect by aspect on a big piece of wax paper.
- Take every balls and hole it out with the index finger. Fill with a teaspoon of orange jelly or each orange jelly and date paste , then seal the balls fastidiously, rolling it out to easy it as a lot as attainable.
- Place the ball in a maamoul mildew (beforehand greased with oil), faucet on the cookie sheet (lined with parchment paper) and when all of the maamoul have been stuffed and formed , bake in a 350F oven for about 20 minutes till the maamoul are set and dry and barely golden, however not browned.
Recipe Notes
NOTE:
If utilizing amardeen, first soak it in water by slicing it into items, and go away it in a bowl of water in a single day. Switch to a saucepan and blend with an immersion blender or within the blender to purée the combination. Add it to the orange combination and simmer whereas stirring to mix the 2 evenly, tasting so as to add extra sugar if crucial. Simmer till the combination is thick and adequately sweetened. So as to add the gelatin, cool the combination first, then add 1/4 cup of water and sprinkle the gelatin over the water to combine. Stir and convey to a simmer to combine the gelatin nicely. Cool and refrigerate for a couple of hours until set.
For the date filling:
Combine with the date paste with the melted ghee or butter in a saucepan over very low warmth till completely combined, including the flavoring comparable to cardamom or vanilla or another. When the combination is easy and mushy, switch to a bowl and funky completely. Use teaspoons of this filling for every maamoul.
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