How to make Makroud North African pastry eaten in Morocco with The French Baker Chef Julien f

dates

🥗Healthier: dried figs

💰Cheaper: raisins

Dried figs provide similar sweetness with less cost.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts offer healthy fats at a lower price.

orange blossom water

🥗Healthier: rose water

💰Cheaper: vanilla extract

Rose water gives a floral note at a lower cost.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Agave syrup is a lower-calorie sweetener.

Combine 250 grams medium semolina, 250 grams fine semolina, 150 grams flour, 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.

In a separate pan, warm 300 grams of water and 150 grams of vegetable oil along with a little orange blossom water.

Pour the warm mixture into the semolina mixture to form a dough.

Mix by hand until a dough forms, adding more liquid if needed.

Let the dough cool slightly before shaping.

Cut the dough in half and shape it into a long rectangle about 1 centimeter thick.

Use a fork to create designs on top of the dough.

Prepare the filling by warming date paste in the microwave until soft, then mix in 2 tablespoons ground almonds, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, and 1 tablespoon orange blossom water.

Shape the dough and fill it with the date mixture, sealing the edges.

Prepare a syrup by combining 300 grams caster sugar with 200 grams water and adding honey and lemon juice to taste.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the filled dough until golden brown.

Remove from oil and soak in the honey syrup.

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