Dates paste

unsalted butter, softened • powdered sugar • milk • egg yolk • orange blossom water • Grated lemon zest • salt • baking powder • (about 500 grams) all-purpose flour (amount may vary depending on the flour type and dough consistency) • Date paste (prepared with butter and orange blossom water)

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

pastry flour (or all-purpose flour for pastries) • softened clarified butter (smen), 7 tablespoons (100 grams) softened margarine, 7 tablespoons (100 grams) vegetable oil • mixture of water and orange blossom water • granulated sugar • grated orange and lemon zest • baking powder • vanilla extract • Filling • Soft date paste (ghars), mixed with a little orange blossom water and margarine

coarse semolina (about 640 grams) • melted clarified butter (about 240 grams) • salt • Water and orange blossom water • Date paste • cinnamon • butter • toasted sesame seeds • Orange blossom water • Oil for frying • Honey or simple syrup • Sesame seeds for garnish

medium semolina (about 480 grams) • melted butter (about 225 grams) • salt • warm water mixed with about 1/4 cup orange blossom water (about 240 ml water + 60 ml orange blossom water) • Date paste • ground cloves • ground cinnamon • Honey • Sesame seeds for garnish

medium semolina (about 480 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 24 grams) • melted and cooled butter (about 225 grams) • vegetable oil (about 75 ml) • salt • vanilla sugar • powdered sugar • mixed water and orange blossom water, or more as needed (about 360 ml) • Date paste, • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • sesame seeds

coarse semolina, specifically for makroud (about 600 grams) – the type of semolina is key to success • scant 1 cup melted clarified butter (about 200 grams), fill the rest of the cup with vegetable oil • salt • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • large egg white • water mixed with orange blossom water (about 240 ml) • Filling: • Date paste, • toasted sesame seeds (about 60 grams) • toasted, ground peanuts (about 70 grams) • little orange blossom water • butter (about 14 grams) •

medium semolina (about 480 grams) • melted margarine (about 225 grams) • baking powder • Orange blossom water • Warm water • Date paste • salt • Honey

coarse semolina (about 1 kg) • margarine (about 250 grams) • date paste • orange blossom water • honey

medium semolina (about 320 grams) • butter (about 225 grams) • small cup vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • Salt, water, and orange blossom water • Date paste (mixed with oil, cinnamon, and a little orange blossom water)

Dough • butter (150 grams) • all-purpose flour (300 grams) • powdered milk • salt • vanilla extract • powdered sugar • large egg • Mixture of water and orange blossom water • Filling: • date paste (200 grams, pitted and mashed dates) • Sesame seeds or walnuts •

measures semolina • measures all-purpose flour • measure melted butter • salt • Orange blossom water and water • Date paste • Honey

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

semolina or medium flour (about 400 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 65 grams) • Almost 1 cup butter or clarified butter, fill the rest with oil (about 200 grams total fat) • salt • orange blossom water (about 240 ml), added gradually to bring the dough together • For the filling: pitted dates or date paste, well mixed and flavored • Thick honey and sesame seeds for garnish

semolina (medium-fine, not coarse, specifically for makroud) • margarine, melted • salt • orange blossom water (about 1 liter, from two 16.9 fl oz bottles) • water • (500 grams) date paste • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • orange blossom water • (about 7 grams) softened butter • Vegetable oil • honey

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)

measures coarse semolina • measure all-purpose flour • measure (clarified butter + margarine + vegetable oil) • Salt • sugar • yeast • Water • Date paste (pitted dates) • ground cloves • cinnamon • margarine • orange blossom water

Milk • semolina (about 560 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 65 grams) • clarified butter (smen or ghee; about 225 grams) • oil (about 60 ml) • Melted margarine • Date paste • Water and orange blossom water • Oil for frying • Honey

coarse semolina (about 480 grams) • melted butter, cooled slightly (about 225 grams) • salt • Mixture of water and orange blossom water • Date paste + pinch of ground cinnamon • Sesame seeds (optional) • Oil for frying • Honey

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

fine couscous (seffa) (about 1 kg) • Butter • oil (about 30 ml) • salt (about 5 grams) • Water • Mixed nuts • Raisins • Walnuts • Halva (sesame paste candy) • Dates • Colored sugar-coated candies (for decoration) • Ground cinnamon