Name: Makrout ( Makroudh) By Treats Homemade
Prep time: 4 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 50
Cuisine: Tunisian Recipe
Ingredients: 500 g medium semolina; 180 ml vegetable oil; ½ tbsp ghee or clarified butter; ½ tsp of salt; 1 tsp ground orange peel; 75 g flour; 200ml of warm water; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup of water; some lemon juice; some geranium water; 100 g date paste; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; some olive oil

RatingDifficultyIntermediate

Yields50 Servings

Prep Time4 hrs 30 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time5 hrs

Makrout ou Makroudh, is a North-African recipe of semolina based cookies, stuffed with dates and soaked in syrup. Makrout can be deep-fried or oven-baked.

500 g medium semolina

180 ml vegetable oil

½ tbsp ghee or clarified butter

½ tsp of salt

1 tsp ground orange peel (optional)

75 g flour

200ml of warm water(more or less, it depends on the semolina quality)

Syrup

2 cups sugar

1 cup of water

some lemon juice

some geranium water