When I was younger, my old next door neighbour used to give me these biscuits stuffed with this most delicious pistachio filling. I never did find out what they were called until I borrowed a cook book from the library a few years ago on Middle Eastern cooking. There they were... Mamoul. It was only a few weeks ago I remembered them as my new next door neighbours brought some in from celebrating Eid.
Biscuit:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup of ground nuts -> you can use pistachios, walnuts, or pecans
Filling:
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg white, beaten into stiff peaks
- 1 whole egg, beaten
- icing sugar for dusting
1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius. Line 2 oven trays.
2. Add sugar, milk, and butter to a medium saucepan and heat over medium - low heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the butter is melted. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
3. Sift the flour and baking soda into a medium bowl and set aside. Prepare the nut filling by combining the ground nuts in a small bowl with the sugar, cinnamon and egg white. Set aside.
4. Once the butter mixture is cool, transfer to a large bowl. Beat in the whole egg until fully blended. Gradually blend in the flour mixture until a soft dough is formed. If the mixture is sticky, add a little more flour, a tablespoon at a time.
5. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll them into a 1 inch ball. Make a well in the middle (a big one) and fill it with the nut mixture. Bring the edges together and seal. Gently flatten the biscuits and put them on the prepared trays.
6. Bake for 20-15 minutes until they just begin to brown lightly on the edges. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then dust with icing sugar generously. Cool completely.
Biscuit:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup of ground nuts -> you can use pistachios, walnuts, or pecans
Filling:
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 egg white, beaten into stiff peaks
- 1 whole egg, beaten
- icing sugar for dusting
1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius. Line 2 oven trays.
2. Add sugar, milk, and butter to a medium saucepan and heat over medium - low heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and the butter is melted. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
3. Sift the flour and baking soda into a medium bowl and set aside. Prepare the nut filling by combining the ground nuts in a small bowl with the sugar, cinnamon and egg white. Set aside.
4. Once the butter mixture is cool, transfer to a large bowl. Beat in the whole egg until fully blended. Gradually blend in the flour mixture until a soft dough is formed. If the mixture is sticky, add a little more flour, a tablespoon at a time.
5. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll them into a 1 inch ball. Make a well in the middle (a big one) and fill it with the nut mixture. Bring the edges together and seal. Gently flatten the biscuits and put them on the prepared trays.
6. Bake for 20-15 minutes until they just begin to brown lightly on the edges. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then dust with icing sugar generously. Cool completely.
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