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Date Filled Pastries Imqaret
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Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Maltese, North African
Servings
12
portions
Ingredients
For the dough
14
oz
flour
3 1/2
oz
butter
1
tbsp
sugar
1
tsp
baking soda
1
cup
water
1
tsp
aniseed
For the filling
1 2/3
cups
dates
5
tbsp
water
1
tbsp
aniseed
1
tbsp
orange blossom water
1
orange rind
Instructions
For the dough
Sift the flour and baking soda, in a bowl.
Rub the butter into the flour until mixture turns into breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and mix well.
Bind the mixture with the water. Leave the pastry to rest for 30 minutes.
For the filling
Add all the ingredients for the filling in a saucepan and stir over low heat. Simmer until it becomes thick.
Remove from heat and leave the mixture to cool.
For assembly
Roll the pastry on a lightly floured surface into a 10cm wide strip.
Put the filling along the middle of the strip of pastry. Moisten the edges with some water.
Fold the pastry over the date filling and press the edges tightly together.
With a sharp knife, cut diagonally across the pastry to form diamond shaped 5 cm long imqaret.
Deep fry them in boiling oil until they turn golden brown. Drain and serve hot or cold as you prefer.
Keyword
dates, imqaret, maqrut, tamal