Here is the very easy recipe for delicious date-filled pastries. I prepare the dough with fine and medium semolina, and it is perfectly melt-in-your-mouth. These small, honey-soaked treats flavored with orange blossom are essential for Eid’s snack time.
Place the semolina in a bowl with a pinch of salt, pour in the cold oil, and mix, then let it rest for 1 hour.
In the meantime, prepare the dates: remove the pits and cut them into thin slices (or use date paste), add 3 tablespoons of orange blossom water, and a tablespoon of oil to obtain a smooth paste.
Add water to the semolina (about a small glass, gradually) until a workable dough is formed. Take a small ball of dough (about the size of a fist), flatten it by hand on a board until it is 2 cm thick. Work with small amounts of dough to create rectangles of approximately 30 cm by 10 cm.
Place a roll of date paste in the middle and fold the rectangle. You will get a long cylinder. Cut it into small rectangles (or other shapes) and fry in a pan with 5 mm of oil at the bottom, until golden brown on each side.
To finish, heat the honey with 4 tablespoons of orange blossom water.
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