Walnut Maamoul Pie
Almost 2 weeks ago I've participated in Elle & Vire - Lebanon Bake & Win Maamoul Competition!!
It was my 1st time attempt to prepare and bake a Maamoul dough and Elle & Vire - Lebanon made it so easy! First they delivered a very cute Easter Basket filled with all the necessary ingredients along to a recipe sheet which not only made the baking experience smooth and easy but also fun and successful!
Here's sharing with you my delightful baking afternoon.
It was my 1st time attempt to prepare and bake a Maamoul dough and Elle & Vire - Lebanon made it so easy! First they delivered a very cute Easter Basket filled with all the necessary ingredients along to a recipe sheet which not only made the baking experience smooth and easy but also fun and successful!
Here's sharing with you my delightful baking afternoon.
Recipe
For the dough:
- 1 Kg coarse Semolina (smid)
- ½ Kg fine semolina (ferkha)
- 650 g Elle & Vire butter
- 200 g sugar
- 1 big spoon mahlab
- ½ cup rose water (125 ml)
- ½ cup orange blossom water (125 ml)
- ½ Kg nuts or almond powder
- 200g sugar
- 2 spoons rose water
- 2 spoons orange blossom water
Directions
Cut the softened butter into cubes.
Mix the Semolina, sugar, and softened butter. Knead the dough
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Shape the Dough in a round loaf, cover, and let it rest for around 6 hours!
Mix the dough with Rose water, Orange Blossom water and Mahlab. Knead it again and again till you reach a soft texture, then make maamoul shapes!
This is the part I've noticed it will take me forever to shape each maamoul on its own and with 2 kids jumping in my face!!
So instead, I decided to make a Maamoul pie!
I divided the dough in 4 smaller balls and I rolled each each dough section in 2 different baking pans.
(1 pie pan and another cake pan)
Make sure you Gently spread it out then press it down with your thumb or back of a spoon.
This is the part I've noticed it will take me forever to shape each maamoul on its own and with 2 kids jumping in my face!!
So instead, I decided to make a Maamoul pie!
I divided the dough in 4 smaller balls and I rolled each each dough section in 2 different baking pans.
(1 pie pan and another cake pan)
Make sure you Gently spread it out then press it down with your thumb or back of a spoon.
Then spread it all out with the walnut paste (chop 1/2 k of walnut in a food processor then mix it with sugar, Rose and orange Blossom water - for a sweeter taste I added more Rose than Blossom water..)
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Finally, I partially covered the Pie pan with remaining Maamoul dough and spread the dough into spiral shapes!
Whereas I completely covered the cake pie and topped with with chopped walnut and brown sugar.
Bake in a preheated oven (180 degrees) for around 20 minutes (or when the sides are crispy brown)
Whereas I completely covered the cake pie and topped with with chopped walnut and brown sugar.
Bake in a preheated oven (180 degrees) for around 20 minutes (or when the sides are crispy brown)
Remove, set aside to cool down, and enjoy the marvelous aroma of the baked maamoul filling your house!
Don't forget to snap couple of pictures for your lovely creation!
Don't forget to snap couple of pictures for your lovely creation!
I topped Maamoul pie with powdered sugar and I modestly have to say both were just scrumptious!
Tips: Spread dough into a much thinner layer as mine turned out to be a bit thick!
Bon appetit :)
Tips: Spread dough into a much thinner layer as mine turned out to be a bit thick!
Bon appetit :)
