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Makroudh

Name: Makroudh
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 portions
Cuisine: algerienne
Ingredients: 300 g Fine semolina; 250 g Date paste; 150 g Melted butter; 100 ml Plain yogurt; 50 g Powdered sugar; 5 g Baking powder; 2 g Vanilla; 24 piece Whole cloves; 300 ml Oil for frying

Traditional Algerian semolina cookies filled with date paste. A sweet and fragrant treat perfect with coffee or tea.

40 min12 servings180 kcalDifficulty: Medium

Ingredients

300 g Fine semolina
250 g Date paste
150 g Melted butter
100 ml Plain yogurt
50 g Powdered sugar
5 g Baking powder
2 g Vanilla
24 piece Whole cloves
300 ml Oil for frying

Instructions

Step 1
Mix together the semolina, sugar, baking powder, and vanilla.
Step 2
Incorporate the melted butter and yogurt to form a dough.
Step 3
Form small pieces of dough and gently make an indent in each to fill with date paste.
Step 4
Place a whole clove on top of each cake.
Step 5
Deep fry the makroudh in hot oil until golden brown.

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