Briwat - Moroccan Cookies for Ramadan - cookingwithalia.com

[ericakarouk]

Hi Alia,

I have just finished making my Briwats from your receipe and they are delicious. My husband is Moroccan and he was very impressed. Thanks for sharing your lovely receipes, you are a star.

[MaghribiUK]

Salam, Thank U Alia I love Briwat !

[skye131924]

very well made!

[Yelenaferjani]

Thank you very much for recipe! Could you please let us know how many briwats will come from 2 cups of nuts?

[abiyat3307]

I've made this recipe a coupleof times and I notice that after a little while my briwats are not crispy anymore. Also, the pastry does not seem to taste the same of have the same texture as the ones I've had from Morocco. Do you think if I make it with spring roll pastry it will be better? Or do you have another suggestion? I feel like I might be doing something wrong. Maybe I'm frying too high too fast.

[cookingwithalia]

yes, the "Phyllo" dough is similar to the Bastilla dough used in Morocco, but definitely not the same. You could use spring roll pastry as well, and you only need to use 1 sheet instead of multiple. the oil needs to be hot when you fry them, so this is not the issue. maybe the way you conserve the briwat, try to put them in an cookie tin to conserve them better. I personally keep them in the fridge. I would definitely try the spring roll to see if you like it better. hope this helps!

[SuperFayce]

@abiyat3307

look, forget about the frying thing, just cook them into an oven at 150°C for about 15 minutes (untill the pastry is dry and starts to get slightly tanned)

My wife also uses corn oil instead of butter to soften the pastry, it is far healthier

Last tip: if you want the sesame seeds to remain longer on the pastry, put them in the melted honey before you dip the briwa into it

enjoy!

[Taylen2009]

ok sounds great thank you !

[Taylen2009]

these are my favorite cookies! I tried them when i went to morocco and my mother in law made them...she also makes triangle things with chicken in them or beef as well....do you know how to make them with chicken? can you make any videos with that? I would appreciate. Thank you. Love your videos! Tbarkallah Alia :)

[cookingwithalia]

yes, the briwat with chicken are great!

you can use the fillings in my "chicken pastila" and "seafood pastila" videos and roll them in briwats. it's delicious :-)

[illyjaan]

thank u sooo much, now i know which dough to get !!!

[cookingwithalia]

you're most welcome! if you find phyllo dough hard to work with (it's very thin and breaks easily) you can also use 'spring roll pastry dough' that is used to make chinese spring rolls.

enjoy!

[simfa123]

Great video. please visit simfa123 briwat with almont and let me know

[sal85ibr99]

this is also made in algeira and tunisia they call it samsa, the 3countries have the same sweets.

[praveensoora]

nice, these are similar to baklava. but deep fried. baklava we bake.

[morocco4ever]

allah ihafedel

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

I love them, my mother-in-law makes them and they're delicious. Going to have to try making them myself.

[kooktocook]

thank you, looks really good!

[eveta1980]

These cookies look and sound awesome, I do have a question though, Can I use rose water instead of the orange blossom?

Thank you again

[cookingwithalia]

Rose water is very strong and usually it get added to recipes with a dairy base. so I would not suggest to add it to the Briwat. however, you can try the Briwat with some orange extract (1/4 tsp) that would give it a nice flavor. hope this helps!

[eveta1980]

I used orange extract like you suggested, and they were a big hit. I made half of the recipe with walnuts like you made, and the other half with almonds. Both were divine. Thank you

[beckylynnkirby]

Thanks, Alia, for another delicious recipe.