Sesames

unsalted butter, softened • (about 2.5 oz/70 grams) roasted peanuts with skins, finely ground • (about 2.5 oz/70 grams) toasted white sesame seeds • powdered sugar • orange blossom water • salt • vanilla extract • (about 13 oz/370 grams) all-purpose flour • Powdered sugar

warm milk (about 480 ml) • egg white • sugar • active dry yeast • Salt • oil (about 120 ml) • All-purpose flour • Nigella seeds (also called black cumin or black seed) • For topping • Egg yolk, a little • Sesame seeds

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

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

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

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 •

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 •

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) •

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 •

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

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

fine couscous (about 3 1/4 cups) • black raisins • golden raisins • dried apricots • water (240 ml) • milk (240 ml) • Olive oil • Butter • For garnish: • Dates • Toasted sesame seeds • Almonds •