MMMM. I'm a fig fanatic, and I must say I'd MUCH rather whip up a batch of these than buy another pack of Fig Newtons. I'll bet they're a hundred times better.
You should go to your local Arabic store, or even at the grocery store in the international section where the 'Chic' brand of arab food is located there should be bottles of rose and blossom water
If you want to make them look more like the ma'moul served in Egypt, you can take the bottom of a decorative drinking glass and press it on the top of each cookie to imprint a decorative design. That's what my family does in Egypt. Thanks for posting the recipe. It's a little different than my family uses, but not that much difference. I think they use a little semolina (cream of wheat) in their dough mixture too. We love your recipes. My family in Egypt even watches your videos.
OMG, you are a home making goddess. Can I steal you from your hubby? You're like the Canadian Martha Stewart. However, even though it seems like a waste of money, get a stand mixer. It is so worth the $200 or so.
We have these a lot in my country. I prefer them plain. But, try pestachio or almond with their filling. Also, a company here makes them plain but "smothers" them with chocolate, amazing!!! Although rose water is common in Eastern sweets, I hate it. Its taste is strong and rather prominent.
thank you so much! I've had these once and loved them! An idea to substitute for rose water, its not exactly but you can steep dried rose buds and still get the aroma =D hope that works!
@XDaggieXD I actually found rose water at a local bulk food store that stocks some international items. I'm looking forward to trying them with the rose water now. :)
i was surprised when i read ma'moul, i didn't know u guys knew about them.it has spical molds with all kind of designs extremly pretty. u can stuff them with crushed walnuts with alittle sugar or pistachio. it is very fine and soft as u said melt in ur mouth. for kleja it is more of a crispy biscut and it doesnt need molds.
@7obeQatar I had never heard of them until I saw them in the magazine and then Googled them. I have seen the pretty molds that you can use for them on YouTube and the end result is very appetizing.
I would love to try them made with butter instead of shortening.
I love Mamoul so much. I can eat a whole plate of them with turkish coffee. I have never seen it made before though. thanks for the recipe. I would use real butter rather than crisco which is hydrogenated fat.
@catsmew Butter is saturated fat, so I think both of them are probably equally bad for you. I think just on a flavour level, the butter would be better. I think that the traditional method uses clarified butter, yummy!
@sonalsamson Sorry what I mean is our grocery stores don't have it. We don't have any Indian Grocery stores (very small town). I will be trying to get some online and others have told me it can be made as well
I know ppl are telling u these r not authentic but as long as u like them its all good :).the 1 u made is almost a cross btwn wat we lebanese call "ghraybeh" (which u used fr the outr layr) & "mamool bi tamer" (which is ma'moul with dates).
thy're typically made with 3 fillings 1.dates(my least fav :P)2. pistachio3.walnuts.
all of them use rose and flower water in the filling as well as the outer dough.
we make them in MASSIVE batches.
oh and the outerlayer we use semolina and SOO much butter!
@yoyomax12 Thanks for answering. I was actually asking for Piimpet4's recipe. She seems to use a different variation. I like your version a lot, though! Thanks!
Lool I had to smile when I saw you made these. They're called kleja in Arabic. We make this ALL the time. It's so popular among Arabs. But we make it in a complete different way. Imma try this.
@xSara1551 I would love to be able to taste an authentic version of these! I live in a small town with not much available when it comes to ethnic food.
@xSara1551 LOL seriously. My dad has a bakery for this kind of stuff. He makes klitja. This isn't klitja, it's ma'moul! There is a different in texture and in spices and in shape. Omg it's just a different thing ok, srsly im not even gonna explain more. If you want to keep believing this is kletja than go ahead! :D
rosewater i can buy in the indian grocery stores or some of the big supermarkets have it too yumm thses remind me of a lebanese date thing that i can buy at the leb cake shop
@Fitange The dough on the outside isn't sweet and balances the filling quite nicely, so not as sweet as you'd thind. Thanks for stopping by (as usual!)
Also, if you have the same book as me, I always found it confusing how it says that it make 2 and 1/2 dozen cookies yet the picture shows a ma'moul with a small filling and a thick dough. That never made sense to me.
@cmt869 OMG! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking, I made them just like the photo, small filling and thick dough! didn't make sense to me either. Pretty sure we are talking about the same recipe book
I must have the same cookie book as you, I have made this recipe many times. This is an AWESOME cookie! Some quick notes I've learned from making them: orange peel and water in the filling mixture can be substituted with orange juice; if you use brown sugar in the dough it'll have a more appealing colour; thinning out the dough with water helps to stretch it out more so all the filling is used; filling the cookies like they are turnovers, then molding them into ball shapes when filled is easier.
sorry ... im lebanese...and this is one of our known desserts... and that's not authentic ma'mool =) ... we dont use shortening nor orange peel... more like orange blossem..and we use ghee .. and yes the pastry should be thin...not thick =)
@ziba89 I was waiting for this comment. I put in the description box that I got this recipe from a very general North American cook book and that I only followed the instructions there. These were simplified for North American tastes and ingredients. I never said these were authentic.
@ziba89 It is challenging trying a dish that is very popular and well know in other cultures and post it because you invariably get told that what you are doing isn't "right" or "authentic". I do appreciate that you did provide information about the proper ingredients used in this. Thank you
They look really good. I love buttertarts & date squares so these would be yummy. I just looked there are ways to make your own pure rosewater via Google. I've bought it at a Mid. East store..but yes it was in a bigger center then where I live now. : )
@capergirl1976 There is one place (bulk barn) where I may be able to find it here, I'm going to look the next time I go, or I'm going to try to make it myself
A second note: My grandma used to make a lot of authentic Ma'amul when I was young.
Usually, the dough is rolled out to a rectangular shape and then spread around with the date mixture. Later, my grandma used to roll the dough (like a log cake) and then cut the roll into small segments (2 cm at most). And then she baked the pieces.
I think that if you'll try to do it like that you wont have excess dates and the dough-dates ratio will be better.
Just a quick question. Do you think rolling out the dough thinly and cutting circles would work for the pastry dough like you did the shortbread cookie dough? Or would you just pinch the "cup" thinner next time you made them??
Tammy I'm pretty sure that rose water is a staple in most bars for certain mixed cocktails so it should be in liquor stores or the liquor sections of grocery stores. This reminds me so much of the fig cookies the Italians make for St Joseph's day. I love dates so I will definitely try these
@jcrefasi1 We don't have liquor sections in our grocery stores as all booze is sold at government run stores, no beer/wine at corner stores either (in Ontario Canada)
Yoyomax, I need your help urgently. I have a graduation luncheon to do and I need some really cool Oscar inspired cupcakes since the theme is "20s Oscars". I need it before Thursday this week! please please please!
@StarthatsBerry You mean like Oscar the movie award? If you do a google image search on oscar cupcakes you get lots of oscar the grouches but a couple of oscar award cupcakes. You could make some man shaped cookies and use gold luster dust (available at cake decorating/craft stores) to make him gold, or make gold coloured icing. If you use black cupcake liners and dark icing, they could look like little statuettes, that's all I got!
@yoyomax12 oh yeah aha sorry yeah the oscar movie awards. thanks though :D and do u have any ideas what kinds of food thats easy to make that i can bring there?
Oh! You know what you can try if you make these again? You should use those uhm...moldy mini bowls you have (the one use you used to pour in the almond extract) and use THAT as a mold for the pastry bowls. Just so they are all the same size. Just an idea. (: Looks yummy!
Great Recipe ! My great Aunt used to make these. She used to coat a walnut with the date filling before putting it in the dough! try that its VERY yummy ! Like just wrap the whole walnut with a generous amount of the dates !
did the cookies with the shortbread taste better? if you made them again what would you usde the short bread or the one you showed? please reply because i would love to make these asap
your maamoul recipe was amazing, my mother makes it the same way! except she adds pine nuts to the filling at times giving it a crunch in the smooth filling. Thank you for your wonderful recipe!
we had lebanese friends and now we make mamoul every good Thursday as a tradition ! dates are only one variant though. over here you can find the rose water in he asian shops or in a drug store as well.take care !
@dagocleo I'm going to look around for the rosewater here, I've receive a couple of suggestions on where to look, if not there is always the internet!
you did a good job. these are Middle eastern cookies. I make them all the time. i make mine with semolina flour. they test great. you can visit my channel (COOKING FOR FUN) in face book to see my recipe:).
like wht designerhala said , but my mom does them a little diffrent she put all the date in the food proseser till its like a paste then add cardamom , cinnamon and nutmeg which make it smell and taste great too (this means that u dont need to cook it or add extra sugar) , also the ma'moul will be much smaller in a bite size and using the wooden mold will look way more pretty XD i am glad that u tried them :)
The mixture of the dates with cinnamon and orange zest really sounds appealing to me. At first I thought you were going to make them sort of like a teeny pie, but then closed it in on itself. fun! What is the PITA factor for it? Time consuming for sure
@silverscreamgrl PITA factor was medium, there was just too much dough in these, thinner next time with butter instead of crisco (if there is a next time, my date square is still a favourite, I may add the orange peel and the cinnamon to it next time, I did like those flavours a lot with the dates)
Look at you all international!! I meant to tell you that if there is anything you need for a recipe that maangchi makes, please let me know and I would be more than happy to bring it in October!! Or we can find an Asian market. We definitely need to go to the grocery stores some nights. Sneak out when the others are doing lobby time ;)
I like dates. I have a box sitting here wondering what I am going to do with them,.
You can make rose water (did it for my face cleaner vid). Easy..(more)
We always serve these on special occasions; they would be wrapped individually and served to guests to take home with them after a visit. There is a wooden mould sold especially for them also, you place the dough inside and it would create an oriental pattern on it. It would be used if you made different kinds of fillings in one batch; the different designs signify that it’s a different type of filling. You made them nicely; my favourite kind is with pistachio nuts :)
Hi they look just like how my mom makes it but she also have a different way she takes a piece of pastry and roll it to thin string and do the same with the date and twist them together (like a girl's hair) and bake them:)
The international section of my grocery sells rose water. It smells really really good, it has a perfume type fragrance, I tasted it and its actually pretty good..
My grocery store sells rose water near the taco shells and Asian spices (I guess that's the "ethnic food section"). It's not hard to find around here, and I don't like in a large area, so it's possible that your grocery store will have it too.
...And of course, there's always the internet. I'm sure you can buy rose water online.
Theres usually rose water as large grocery stores, like loblaws superstore, sobeys, i even have it at the local dominion. Just look in the same area as the shortening, sweetener, vanilla pods ect. I see it All the time :)
am a yemeni that lives in the UAE .. and Ma'amoul is something that we usually have with tea in the afternoon ! and it's made by several arab countries in the occasion of "Eid" after ramadan and Hajj
it's an amazing snack and nutritious too since it has dates .. try to add some sesame with the date mix .. and before popping them into the oven just spread some egg yolks with a brush and sprinkle some sesame for it to stick ! .. that's the way mom makes it :D
@MsYalahwi This was exactly what I was hoping people would do!! I want people to tell me how they make them and I appreciate the information very much. Thanks!
MMMM. I'm a fig fanatic, and I must say I'd MUCH rather whip up a batch of these than buy another pack of Fig Newtons. I'll bet they're a hundred times better.
SugarDemon1035 6 days ago
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ezanema 1 week ago
Check the bulk barn for rose water where the flavour oils are. If not, try Golda's Kitchen Online, or the Vanilla Food Company :)
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@joannemspence1963 I ended up finding it at the bulk barn, thanks!
yoyomax12 1 month ago
M3MOOL =D
BieberHead4ever 1 month ago
i used to not like dates....until now thanks yoyomaxy12erooni!!!!! thats ur new nickname sorry
LatteSmocha 1 month ago
at first i thought the orange peel was squash...yes i come from america
LatteSmocha 1 month ago
very smart on how to u used da extra fillin
valerienguyen392 1 month ago
i could use lime peel rite
valerienguyen392 1 month ago
i could use lime peel rite
valerienguyen392 1 month ago
i could use lime peel rite
valerienguyen392 1 month ago
A guy from Lybia gave me these and they were sprinkled with sesame seed and moon shaped! They were delicious.
Friederike42 1 month ago
1:16 thought that was cheese for a second, :|
ThatSceneHippie 2 months ago
You should go to your local Arabic store, or even at the grocery store in the international section where the 'Chic' brand of arab food is located there should be bottles of rose and blossom water
Fatimaeljamal93 2 months ago
MMMMMMMM LOOKS YUMMMOOOO! i LOVE MEDITERANIAN DESSERT....CAN U PLEASE POST SOME MORE MEDITERANIAN DESSERTS?
omarlaylayoussef 2 months ago
If you want to make them look more like the ma'moul served in Egypt, you can take the bottom of a decorative drinking glass and press it on the top of each cookie to imprint a decorative design. That's what my family does in Egypt. Thanks for posting the recipe. It's a little different than my family uses, but not that much difference. I think they use a little semolina (cream of wheat) in their dough mixture too. We love your recipes. My family in Egypt even watches your videos.
usa2008egypt 2 months ago
OMG, you are a home making goddess. Can I steal you from your hubby? You're like the Canadian Martha Stewart. However, even though it seems like a waste of money, get a stand mixer. It is so worth the $200 or so.
prarpin 3 months ago
i loooveee mamul :)
funfun223lol 3 months ago
U can also find rose water in Indian grocery stores
nishi005 3 months ago
We have these a lot in my country. I prefer them plain. But, try pestachio or almond with their filling. Also, a company here makes them plain but "smothers" them with chocolate, amazing!!! Although rose water is common in Eastern sweets, I hate it. Its taste is strong and rather prominent.
um22w22 6 months ago
thank you so much! I've had these once and loved them! An idea to substitute for rose water, its not exactly but you can steep dried rose buds and still get the aroma =D hope that works!
XDaggieXD 6 months ago
@XDaggieXD I actually found rose water at a local bulk food store that stocks some international items. I'm looking forward to trying them with the rose water now. :)
yoyomax12 6 months ago
@yoyomax12 did you find that in bulk barn? I can't find it in the grocery store =(
XDaggieXD 6 months ago
@XDaggieXD Yes, the Bulk Barn!
yoyomax12 6 months ago
These pastries are in my oven right now!!!! I can't wait to taste them!!!!!
lemonrani 7 months ago
@lemonrani Hope they turned out okay!
yoyomax12 6 months ago
i love your videos i live off them thanks for just being you
cecewemmy 8 months ago
@cecewemmy What a lovely thing to say, thank you.
yoyomax12 8 months ago
THIS IS AN ARABIAN DESSERT:)
clbosa 8 months ago
@clbosa sure!
yoyomax12 8 months ago
@yoyomax12 ya they are very tastyyyy mm ... Hope if u can try it once and tell me what you think :D
Sannoon93 9 months ago
LOL YOYOMAX @ as usual...i wanna see more of your videos girl! you arent postign enough haha.
by the way your friends channel cookingandcrafting is awesome! i love that too
Fitange 9 months ago
@Fitange Beth does have a great channel, we have been friends for almost three years and have met in person.
yoyomax12 8 months ago
i was surprised when i read ma'moul, i didn't know u guys knew about them.it has spical molds with all kind of designs extremly pretty. u can stuff them with crushed walnuts with alittle sugar or pistachio. it is very fine and soft as u said melt in ur mouth. for kleja it is more of a crispy biscut and it doesnt need molds.
7obeQatar 9 months ago
@7obeQatar I had never heard of them until I saw them in the magazine and then Googled them. I have seen the pretty molds that you can use for them on YouTube and the end result is very appetizing.
I would love to try them made with butter instead of shortening.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
This looks great yoyo :)
Rockyeeful 9 months ago
@Rockyeeful Thanks! :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I love Mamoul so much. I can eat a whole plate of them with turkish coffee. I have never seen it made before though. thanks for the recipe. I would use real butter rather than crisco which is hydrogenated fat.
catsmew 9 months ago
@catsmew Butter is saturated fat, so I think both of them are probably equally bad for you. I think just on a flavour level, the butter would be better. I think that the traditional method uses clarified butter, yummy!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
what does golden taste like LOL
HammyLover55 9 months ago
@HammyLover55 It is butter flavoured, but only barely!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
These remind me a little of the mini mince meat pies my Aunt makes for Christmas (she's british) they are sooo Yummy!
cring768 9 months ago
@cring768 I've never had mince meat pies before!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
You can find Rose water in Indian Grocery store, even a small store would have it.
sonalsamson 9 months ago
@sonalsamson Not our stores, I looked.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@sonalsamson Sorry what I mean is our grocery stores don't have it. We don't have any Indian Grocery stores (very small town). I will be trying to get some online and others have told me it can be made as well
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I know ppl are telling u these r not authentic but as long as u like them its all good :).the 1 u made is almost a cross btwn wat we lebanese call "ghraybeh" (which u used fr the outr layr) & "mamool bi tamer" (which is ma'moul with dates).
thy're typically made with 3 fillings 1.dates(my least fav :P)2. pistachio3.walnuts.
all of them use rose and flower water in the filling as well as the outer dough.
we make them in MASSIVE batches.
oh and the outerlayer we use semolina and SOO much butter!
piimpet4 9 months ago
@piimpet4 can you post recipe, please?
catsmew 9 months ago
@catsmew Look in the description.
SuckMyAssBeatch 9 months ago
@catsmew Description box!!!!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@yoyomax12 Thanks for answering. I was actually asking for Piimpet4's recipe. She seems to use a different variation. I like your version a lot, though! Thanks!
catsmew 9 months ago
@piimpet4 Thanks for the great and very informative comment! love it!
I think butter would be so much better in these than shortening. I will be trying to ge the rose water online, I really want to try it.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Lool I had to smile when I saw you made these. They're called kleja in Arabic. We make this ALL the time. It's so popular among Arabs. But we make it in a complete different way. Imma try this.
xSara1551 9 months ago
@xSara1551 I would love to be able to taste an authentic version of these! I live in a small town with not much available when it comes to ethnic food.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@xSara1551 that's not kleja lol
Rockyeeful 9 months ago
@Rockyeeful Why not? She does make it in a different way, but it is kleja. Her dough is kinda different, but the idea is the same.
xSara1551 9 months ago
@xSara1551 LOL seriously. My dad has a bakery for this kind of stuff. He makes klitja. This isn't klitja, it's ma'moul! There is a different in texture and in spices and in shape. Omg it's just a different thing ok, srsly im not even gonna explain more. If you want to keep believing this is kletja than go ahead! :D
Rockyeeful 9 months ago
We always have Ma'moul here in saudi arabia ... this actually looks good ..
we usually use a special molds with different designs in order to have them in the same form and size ...
IamonlywhoIam 9 months ago
@IamonlywhoIam I saw someone on You Tube make these in the molds and they looked really good with the patterns on them.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
rosewater i can buy in the indian grocery stores or some of the big supermarkets have it too yumm thses remind me of a lebanese date thing that i can buy at the leb cake shop
sooouuuuper 9 months ago
@sooouuuuper I will be checking our our local bulk food store that has an international section in it.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
yummm i bet my husband would love this i will make them for his birthday thats all hes getting lol lol lol i can buy it in the indian grocery stores
sooouuuuper 9 months ago
@sooouuuuper My hubby loves date pastries as well!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Yo yo those look good
LesleyGonz713 9 months ago
@LesleyGonz713 Thanks! :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Oh gosh they look awesome.. I think they would be really sweet for sure but well worth it. Yum thanks tammy
Fitange 9 months ago
@Fitange The dough on the outside isn't sweet and balances the filling quite nicely, so not as sweet as you'd thind. Thanks for stopping by (as usual!)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I love dates and date bars so I know I would love this too. Such a nice and different dessert!
wildheart5 9 months ago
@wildheart5 This is a nice (but time consuming) way to get dates, hubby and Max still prefer my "regular" date square though.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Hi again...
Yummmmmmmmmmy...
These look sooooooooooooo super amazing...
Does it taste similiar to a fig newton...
Can you substitute the Crisco shortning for maybe canola oil...hydrogenated oil is not healthy and I try to use canola oil when I can...
TFS...
Have a fun summer evening...
Surie
KINDERKRAFTS 9 months ago
@KINDERKRAFTS Not quite like a fig newton, kind of like a fig butter tart!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
If you didn't use all of the date filling, how much do you suggest buying/making that would be enough?
AverageMelissa 9 months ago
@AverageMelissa If you make the dough covering thin enough your filling will match the amount of dough
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Also, if you have the same book as me, I always found it confusing how it says that it make 2 and 1/2 dozen cookies yet the picture shows a ma'moul with a small filling and a thick dough. That never made sense to me.
cmt869 9 months ago
@cmt869 OMG! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking, I made them just like the photo, small filling and thick dough! didn't make sense to me either. Pretty sure we are talking about the same recipe book
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I must have the same cookie book as you, I have made this recipe many times. This is an AWESOME cookie! Some quick notes I've learned from making them: orange peel and water in the filling mixture can be substituted with orange juice; if you use brown sugar in the dough it'll have a more appealing colour; thinning out the dough with water helps to stretch it out more so all the filling is used; filling the cookies like they are turnovers, then molding them into ball shapes when filled is easier.
cmt869 9 months ago
@cmt869 Those are all excellent suggestions, I like the idea of using the brown sugar instead
yoyomax12 9 months ago
omg you scared me, i thought you were putting cheese into it! I was like what is she doing?! but it was orange peel hahaha!
TacoShack 9 months ago
@TacoShack lol!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I love anything with dates but wonder if you could use butter as I dont eat anything with soy or transfat like what Crisco is.
catladyof5 9 months ago
@catladyof5 You could use butter in these instead
yoyomax12 9 months ago
sorry ... im lebanese...and this is one of our known desserts... and that's not authentic ma'mool =) ... we dont use shortening nor orange peel... more like orange blossem..and we use ghee .. and yes the pastry should be thin...not thick =)
ziba89 9 months ago
@ziba89 I was waiting for this comment. I put in the description box that I got this recipe from a very general North American cook book and that I only followed the instructions there. These were simplified for North American tastes and ingredients. I never said these were authentic.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@yoyomax12 sorry i know u didnt say it was .. .but im jst giving u some advice ^^
ziba89 9 months ago
@ziba89 It is challenging trying a dish that is very popular and well know in other cultures and post it because you invariably get told that what you are doing isn't "right" or "authentic". I do appreciate that you did provide information about the proper ingredients used in this. Thank you
yoyomax12 9 months ago
They look really good. I love buttertarts & date squares so these would be yummy. I just looked there are ways to make your own pure rosewater via Google. I've bought it at a Mid. East store..but yes it was in a bigger center then where I live now. : )
capergirl1976 9 months ago
@capergirl1976 There is one place (bulk barn) where I may be able to find it here, I'm going to look the next time I go, or I'm going to try to make it myself
yoyomax12 9 months ago
If you have a whole foods or a vitamin shop in your town you should be able to find the rosewater. Or you can purchase on Amazon.com
noturlady 9 months ago
@noturlady We do have that kind of store here! I will try there.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
A second note: My grandma used to make a lot of authentic Ma'amul when I was young.
Usually, the dough is rolled out to a rectangular shape and then spread around with the date mixture. Later, my grandma used to roll the dough (like a log cake) and then cut the roll into small segments (2 cm at most). And then she baked the pieces.
I think that if you'll try to do it like that you wont have excess dates and the dough-dates ratio will be better.
natali20023 9 months ago
@natali20023 I like the log cake/jelly roll idea a lot, I bet it is faster too.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Correction in pronunciation : Ma-A-Mul (with emphasis on the A')
natali20023 9 months ago
@natali20023 gee thanks
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Just a quick question. Do you think rolling out the dough thinly and cutting circles would work for the pastry dough like you did the shortbread cookie dough? Or would you just pinch the "cup" thinner next time you made them??
jcrefasi1 9 months ago
@jcrefasi1 Either / or I think. Probably just pinch it thinner I think
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Tammy I'm pretty sure that rose water is a staple in most bars for certain mixed cocktails so it should be in liquor stores or the liquor sections of grocery stores. This reminds me so much of the fig cookies the Italians make for St Joseph's day. I love dates so I will definitely try these
jcrefasi1 9 months ago
@jcrefasi1 We don't have liquor sections in our grocery stores as all booze is sold at government run stores, no beer/wine at corner stores either (in Ontario Canada)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I'm arab and my family love these! thanks!
alwaystvxq08 9 months ago
@alwaystvxq08 Thanks for watching!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Looks like something you could eat with your coffee. Yummy! Hugs Tammy!
imperceptibleme 9 months ago
@imperceptibleme Very nice with coffee Melissa!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Looks divine!
enjoydotcom 9 months ago
@enjoydotcom Thanks! :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Yoyomax, I need your help urgently. I have a graduation luncheon to do and I need some really cool Oscar inspired cupcakes since the theme is "20s Oscars". I need it before Thursday this week! please please please!
StarthatsBerry 9 months ago
@StarthatsBerry You mean like Oscar the movie award? If you do a google image search on oscar cupcakes you get lots of oscar the grouches but a couple of oscar award cupcakes. You could make some man shaped cookies and use gold luster dust (available at cake decorating/craft stores) to make him gold, or make gold coloured icing. If you use black cupcake liners and dark icing, they could look like little statuettes, that's all I got!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@yoyomax12 oh yeah aha sorry yeah the oscar movie awards. thanks though :D and do u have any ideas what kinds of food thats easy to make that i can bring there?
StarthatsBerry 9 months ago
@StarthatsBerry I have a recipe called "Easy Cheese Boat Appetizer" it is easy and I guarantee that people with LOVE it.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@yoyomax12 thanks you so much :D
StarthatsBerry 9 months ago
We have rosewater available near us never used it though i'm not very adventurous i'd rather stick to simple chocolate and vanilla haha how dull am i
GothyPingu 9 months ago
@GothyPingu Try something strange and new sometime, you may be surprised that you like it!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Could you use any other fruit like raisin?? Or does it have to be dates? Just a thought. Also do you take suggestion or ideas for video??
MissToastxx 9 months ago
@MissToastxx You could use whatever you wanted in these but then they wouldn't be mamoul any more, but why not make something that you like? :)
I do like suggestions for videos let me know if you have any :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
These look really great. If your family really enjoys dates, I recommend you look into a classic British recipe known as sticky toffee pudding!
Monchichito 9 months ago
@Monchichito Thanks for the suggestion!! I have eaten some before but never made it
yoyomax12 9 months ago
rosewater is DISGUSTING! Trust me, my parents love it since they grew up with it but euuurghhhh, hate it so much
finding13emo 9 months ago
@finding13emo Makes me want to try it more now, intriguing lol!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
i live in italy, near naples, and here rose water is the base of almost all the pastry
MrSasyB 9 months ago
@MrSasyB I haven't looked around too much here, but I live in a small town in the north and there isn't much ethnic foods/supplies available
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Oh! You know what you can try if you make these again? You should use those uhm...moldy mini bowls you have (the one use you used to pour in the almond extract) and use THAT as a mold for the pastry bowls. Just so they are all the same size. Just an idea. (: Looks yummy!
XxPuddingFaceXx 9 months ago
@XxPuddingFaceXx Great idea, thanks!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Great Recipe ! My great Aunt used to make these. She used to coat a walnut with the date filling before putting it in the dough! try that its VERY yummy ! Like just wrap the whole walnut with a generous amount of the dates !
Bloodless9Mare 9 months ago
@Bloodless9Mare Love walnuts!! I can see that they would be very good in these :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
did the cookies with the shortbread taste better? if you made them again what would you usde the short bread or the one you showed? please reply because i would love to make these asap
cecewemmy 9 months ago
@cecewemmy I would make the regular (non cookie) ones again but I would use butter instead of shortening.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
your maamoul recipe was amazing, my mother makes it the same way! except she adds pine nuts to the filling at times giving it a crunch in the smooth filling. Thank you for your wonderful recipe!
farahnowais 9 months ago
@farahnowais I like pine nuts, they would add a very nice flavour to these!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
we had lebanese friends and now we make mamoul every good Thursday as a tradition ! dates are only one variant though. over here you can find the rose water in he asian shops or in a drug store as well.take care !
dagocleo 9 months ago
@dagocleo I'm going to look around for the rosewater here, I've receive a couple of suggestions on where to look, if not there is always the internet!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
you shoul try to make homeade fig newtons :D
xoAllieGator21xo 9 months ago
@xoAllieGator21xo Great suggestion, thanks!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Do you do voiceovers?Please Reply.
jbug2311 9 months ago
@jbug2311 yes
yoyomax12 9 months ago
you did a good job. these are Middle eastern cookies. I make them all the time. i make mine with semolina flour. they test great. you can visit my channel (COOKING FOR FUN) in face book to see my recipe:).
Esunshine71 9 months ago
@Esunshine71 I will check it out, thanks!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
1.54 made me jump :P
padowan6 9 months ago
@padowan6 lol, sorry!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
like wht designerhala said , but my mom does them a little diffrent she put all the date in the food proseser till its like a paste then add cardamom , cinnamon and nutmeg which make it smell and taste great too (this means that u dont need to cook it or add extra sugar) , also the ma'moul will be much smaller in a bite size and using the wooden mold will look way more pretty XD i am glad that u tried them :)
Sannoon93 9 months ago
@Sannoon93 I love the spices that your Mom uses, I bet they are very tasty. I have seen someone use the molds on You Tube and they lookk very pretty.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
The mixture of the dates with cinnamon and orange zest really sounds appealing to me. At first I thought you were going to make them sort of like a teeny pie, but then closed it in on itself. fun! What is the PITA factor for it? Time consuming for sure
silverscreamgrl 9 months ago
@silverscreamgrl PITA factor was medium, there was just too much dough in these, thinner next time with butter instead of crisco (if there is a next time, my date square is still a favourite, I may add the orange peel and the cinnamon to it next time, I did like those flavours a lot with the dates)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Look at you all international!! I meant to tell you that if there is anything you need for a recipe that maangchi makes, please let me know and I would be more than happy to bring it in October!! Or we can find an Asian market. We definitely need to go to the grocery stores some nights. Sneak out when the others are doing lobby time ;)
I like dates. I have a box sitting here wondering what I am going to do with them,.
You can make rose water (did it for my face cleaner vid). Easy..(more)
silverscreamgrl 9 months ago
@silverscreamgrl We are definitely going shopping at a couple of grocery stores in Nashville!
Oh, btw I've gotten the, "you pronounced it wrong" and the "these are not authentic" comments already.
woo hoo.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@yoyomax12 I had to come and see the comments. I did quite a bit of eye rolling and a couple of guffaws. The gee thanks one especially :)
silverscreamgrl 9 months ago
what really is a date a nut or some kind of spice or like fruit hhaahaa idk :p
SuperKK1998 9 months ago
@SuperKK1998 Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree, they are pitted and dried and that's what I used in this recipe.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I have made different bread but the mixture is the same, I am going to try this one and see if its easier
sunsetlover 9 months ago
@sunsetlover I didn't like the shortening very much in these, I think I'd try butter next time
yoyomax12 9 months ago
We always serve these on special occasions; they would be wrapped individually and served to guests to take home with them after a visit. There is a wooden mould sold especially for them also, you place the dough inside and it would create an oriental pattern on it. It would be used if you made different kinds of fillings in one batch; the different designs signify that it’s a different type of filling. You made them nicely; my favourite kind is with pistachio nuts :)
DesignerHala 9 months ago
@DesignerHala I would love to try them with the pistachio nuts!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Yumm love dates..
Pampered Chef has this thing called a Mix ‘N Chop $10.50 It is awesome for chopping thing before during & after cooking..
Bet this keeps you Loosy Goosy =)
good idea with the left over
BIG HUGS
tweetnes 9 months ago
@tweetnes Yep, lots of fiber!!! We need that. :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
yummmy, i love dates. It seems easy to make.
username121nj 9 months ago
@username121nj Thanks! :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Hi they look just like how my mom makes it but she also have a different way she takes a piece of pastry and roll it to thin string and do the same with the date and twist them together (like a girl's hair) and bake them:)
snowbell1993 9 months ago
@snowbell1993 I love the idea of making a twisty braid with this!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
I love date. I think I have seen rose water at the Bulk Barn. Maybe.
They look really good, Tammy. - roc
popparoc46 9 months ago
@popparoc46 I will check there or at a "natural foods" vitamins type place
yoyomax12 9 months ago
The international section of my grocery sells rose water. It smells really really good, it has a perfume type fragrance, I tasted it and its actually pretty good..
HyperTheProfessor 9 months ago
@HyperTheProfessor The closest we have to an international section is the aisle with the taco stuff!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
@yoyomax12 Lol xD
HyperTheProfessor 9 months ago
My grocery store sells rose water near the taco shells and Asian spices (I guess that's the "ethnic food section"). It's not hard to find around here, and I don't like in a large area, so it's possible that your grocery store will have it too.
...And of course, there's always the internet. I'm sure you can buy rose water online.
ElizaKW 9 months ago
@ElizaKW I'm going to check locally a bit more closely and then try online.
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Theres usually rose water as large grocery stores, like loblaws superstore, sobeys, i even have it at the local dominion. Just look in the same area as the shortening, sweetener, vanilla pods ect. I see it All the time :)
17thCenturyLlama 9 months ago
@17thCenturyLlama I don't think I've seen it in our store, but I will take a closer look
yoyomax12 9 months ago
aww this reminds me ramadan (month of fasting for muslims) so cool that you tried this recipe!! :))
hibaqay1990 9 months ago
@hibaqay1990 Thanks for watching!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Wow they look yummy :D
SweetDendilion 9 months ago
@SweetDendilion Thanks! :)
yoyomax12 9 months ago
am a yemeni that lives in the UAE .. and Ma'amoul is something that we usually have with tea in the afternoon ! and it's made by several arab countries in the occasion of "Eid" after ramadan and Hajj
it's an amazing snack and nutritious too since it has dates .. try to add some sesame with the date mix .. and before popping them into the oven just spread some egg yolks with a brush and sprinkle some sesame for it to stick ! .. that's the way mom makes it :D
MsYalahwi 9 months ago
@MsYalahwi This was exactly what I was hoping people would do!! I want people to tell me how they make them and I appreciate the information very much. Thanks!
yoyomax12 9 months ago
Love it!!
hafsx 9 months ago