Overnight

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

all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) • melted margarine (about 225 grams) • vanilla extract • salt • small egg • Orange blossom water • For the filling: • (about 3 1/2 cups) roasted and ground peanuts • ground cinnamon • sugar • butter • Orange blossom water •

lamb shoulder, trimmed of the long side • mustard • turmeric • paprika • black pepper • Oil • Garlic • Rosemary

lamb shoulder (1 kilogram) • mustard • Juice of 1 lemon • garlic, minced • garlic, cloves peeled • Salt to taste • black pepper • cumin • bay leaves • dried rosemary • dried thyme • Small potatoes •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • clarified butter (smen or ghee) • salt • warm water mixed with orange blossom water (I used 1 cup water with orange blossom flavoring) • sugar • For the filling: • roasted peanuts (about 400 grams) • sugar • Almond extract • Orange blossom water • clarified butter (smen or ghee) • egg yolk •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • melted butter or ghee (about 200 grams) • large egg • salt • vanilla extract • mixture of water and orange blossom water to bring the dough together • roasted and ground peanuts (about 600 grams) • granulated sugar (about 150 grams) • melted butter (about 30 grams) • vanilla extract • Orange blossom water • Cornstarch •

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 •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • (half oil, half butter) • vanilla • salt • egg • Water and orange blossom water • roasted peanuts, coarsely ground • sugar • cinnamon • Orange blossom water • Cornstarch • melted butter •

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

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • Just under 1 cup melted, cooled clarified butter (about 200 grams) • small egg • salt • Filling • medium-ground roasted peanuts (about 375 grams) • Just under 1 cup granulated sugar (about 180 grams) • clarified butter • ground cinnamon • Orange blossom water • Cold honey or syrup

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)

plus 1 tablespoon clarified butter (125 grams) • unsalted butter, softened • fine semolina, leveled (Mama brand or similar) • granulated sugar • salt • cold clarified butter mixture (measure with your finger as a guide), then add vegetable oil as needed until the dough is just moistened • combined (1/2 cup orange blossom water + 1/2 cup water) (use 3/4 cup total) • soft, pitted dates (300 grams, Tolga variety if available) • toasted, coarsely ground sesame seeds (30 grams) • unsalted butter, softened • orange blossom water • honey (1 kilogram) + 1 cup orange blossom water •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • egg • salt • vanilla extract • mixture of half melted, cooled clarified butter and half puff pastry butter (about 240 ml total) • water mixed with orange blossom water (about 240 ml) • mixed nuts (about 500 grams) • granulated sugar (about 100 grams) • cinnamon • clarified butter mixed with orange blossom water • Honey

coarse semolina (about 560 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 70 grams) • salt • melted clarified butter (about 200 grams) • Water and orange blossom water, • egg • Filling • roasted peanuts with skins, ground (about 480 grams) • granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • Lemon zest and vanilla • Eggs, • Decoration •

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

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 (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

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) •

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: •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • roasted, ground peanuts (about 500 grams) • (half melted margarine, half oil) • egg • Orange blossom water • Salt • Cornstarch • Sugar • Cinnamon • Melted clarified butter (ghee) • Whole peanuts for garnish

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • (not full) clarified butter or ghee • egg • powdered milk • Water and orange blossom water to bring the dough together • peanuts (about 375 grams) • halva (plain sesame halva) • (not full) sugar • clarified butter or ghee • vanilla extract • Lemon zest • almond extract •

medium coarse semolina (about 480 grams) • melted clarified butter (about 230 grams) • orange blossom water (about 240 ml) • orange blossom water flavoring • all-purpose flour (about 16 grams) • sugar • salt • For garnish: • Honey • Oil for frying • Filling (optional)

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

white beans (about 350 grams) • beef (about 350 grams) • medium onion • garlic • medium tomato, chopped • tomato paste • fresh cilantro • White or black pepper • mixed spices • cumin • Salt • hot chili paste or harissa •

onions • tomatoes • freekeh (about 30 grams) • Lamb or chicken • Some chickpeas • carrot • zucchini • tomato paste • paprika • black pepper • ground cinnamon • Some cilantro •

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

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

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)