measures all-purpose flour (about 2.2 lbs or 1 kg) • measure cornstarch • measure clarified butter or ghee • salt • vanilla extract • egg • Water and orange blossom water • measures ground peanuts (about 2 lbs 14 oz or 1.3 kg) • Just under 1 measure granulated sugar • halva (plain sesame halva) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • ground cinnamon •
softened margarine • (about 4 cups or 450 grams) all-purpose flour • baking powder • vanilla sugar or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • salt • (about 120 ml) mixture of orange blossom water and plain water • Date paste • little margarine • little oil • little cinnamon • little sesame seeds
coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 130 grams) • melted butter or ghee and oil (use just under 1 stick of butter, then fill the rest of the cup with oil) • salt, leveled • Vanilla extract • Orange blossom water • Filling: • Date paste • Butter • Sesame seeds
For the dough: • eggs • orange blossom water or plain yogurt (use a 6 oz/170 g yogurt container for measuring) • vegetable oil • clarified butter, melted and cooled • salt • vanilla extract • baking powder • All-purpose flour (as needed) • Cornstarch (for rolling out the dough) • Note: Use the yogurt container to measure all liquids • For the filling: •
medium semolina (about 500 grams) • clarified butter, fill the cup with oil to top it off (about 240 ml total) • salt • vanilla extract • Date paste, pitted and kneaded • cinnamon • Water and orange blossom water, • Oil for frying • Powdered sugar
fine semolina, packed well (about 500 grams) • scant 1 cup melted clarified butter, fill the rest of the cup with vegetable oil (about 200 ml total) • salt • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • vanilla powder • water mixed with orange blossom water (about 240 ml) • Filling • Good quality date paste • roasted and ground peanuts or shredded coconut (about 16 grams) • medium tablespoon unsalted butter (about 14 grams)
medium eggs • coconut milk (for those on a diet, if unavailable, you can substitute with 1 cup regular milk with coconut flavor) • sugar (adjust to taste) • vanilla • baking powder • Some lemon zest • oil • shredded coconut • Honey, seasonal fruits, or nuts