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Ma'amoul
Also known as: معمول, מעמול
Lebanese moulded shortbread filled with date paste and three toasted nuts.
About Ma'amoul
Ma'amoul are moulded Lebanese shortbreads associated with holiday tables. This profile follows 196 Flavors' date version with walnuts, pistachios and almonds combined in the filling rather than treating the nuts as interchangeable options.
Semolina, flour and butter give the pastry a mellow richness, while orange blossom water adds fragrance. Sweet date paste is deepened by the toasted, nutty flavours of walnut, pistachio and almond.
The small pastries are pale and finely crumbly, with patterned surfaces pressed by a maamoul mould. Inside, the dense date-and-nut filling contrasts with the tender shell.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat, Milk, Walnut, Pistachios, Almonds.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ma'amoul
196 Flavors Lebanese date maamoul with walnuts, pistachios and almonds.
- Extra-fine durum wheat flour or semolinaCrumbly dough structure
- All-purpose flourDough structure
- ButterTenderness and richness
- Icing sugarDough sweetness and dusting
- Baking powderLeavening
- MilkDough liquid
- Orange blossom waterFloral aroma
- Date pasteSweet fruit filling
- Toasted walnutsNutty filling
- Toasted pistachiosNutty filling
- Toasted almondsNutty filling
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Extra-fine durum wheat flour or semolina:
- All-purpose flour:
- Butter:
- Icing sugar:
- Baking powder: . Commercial compound formula varies; confirm the product label.
- Milk:
- Orange blossom water:
- Date paste:
- Toasted walnuts:
- Toasted pistachios:
- Toasted almonds:
Origins & food traditions
The selected source identifies maamoul as a typical Lebanese shortbread, popular across the Middle East and often served for holidays including Eid al-Fitr.
Countries
Cuisines & regions
- Lebanese Cuisine
- Middle Eastern Cuisine
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