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Ingredients

• almond flour
• confectioners sugar
• almond extract
• rose water
• egg white

Instructions

1. 1 Combine almond flour and confectioners' sugar in a food processor; pulse until evenly mixed. Add almond extract and rose water; process until combined. Add egg white; process until a thick dough forms.
2. 2 Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm.

By jodre'smama

Ingredients

• white sugar
• butter
• egg
• rose water
• rose petal
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs and rose water; fold in rose petals.
2. 2 Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl; mix into dough. Cover and chill dough 1 hour to overnight.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. 4 Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about ⅓-inch thickness. Cut into shapes with a shaped cutter or cut into rectangles or squares. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until light and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely before serving.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Ingredients

• white sugar
• water
• yeast
• bread flour
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• sesame seed
• cinnamon
• orange
• tahini

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 cup water, and yeast together in a small bowl. Stir well with a fork.
2. 2 Sift bread flour and all-purpose flour together in a mixing bowl. Add salt and blend. Pour in yeast mixture. Start adding remaining water gradually; mix until dough comes together. Place dough on a flat work surface and knead until soft and smooth, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover. Place it a warm spot and let it rise for 45 minutes.
4. 4 In the meantime, prepare the filling. Add remaining sugar, sesame seeds, cinnamon, and orange zest to the tahini. Mix well.
5. 5 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
6. 6 Flatten dough gently and cut into 8 equal pieces. Keep dough covered as you work with 1 piece at a time.
7. 7 Roll out 1 piece of dough into a 6-inch disk. Place 2 tablespoons of the filling in the middle, gather up the edges in the center, and pinch to seal. Press down to flatten; roll back out into a 6-inch disk. Roll disk into a log about 12 inches long. Cut in half and stretch each piece out to make it a little longer. Roll in both ends towards the center, creating an 'S' shape. Fold 1 spiral over the other and flatten with your palm. Roll out slightly; transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
8. 8 Repeat step 6 with remaining dough and filling, making 16 hand pies in total. Keep finished pies loosely covered so they rise slightly while you finish the rest.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 18 minutes.

By Aphrodite

Ingredients

• sour cream
• sugar
• active dry yeast
• egg
• white vinegar
• vegetable oil
• all-purpose flour
• butter
• white sugar
• butter
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• egg white
• egg yolk
• yogurt

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 1 cup sour cream, 2 teaspoons sugar, and yeast in a bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in egg, vinegar, and oil.
2. 2 Add 3 cups flour to a large bowl. Cut in 1/2 cup butter with 2 knives or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in sour cream mixture until dough comes together.
3. 3 Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead until smooth but still slightly tacky, about 10 minutes. Cut dough into 4 pieces; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 2 hours or up to overnight.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
5. 5 Combine 2 1/2 cups sugar, 1 pound melted butter, and vanilla extract in a very large bowl; stir in 4 cups flour. Beat egg whites into filling mixture.
6. 6 Roll 1 piece dough on a lightly floured work surface into an 8x12-inch rectangle. Crumble 1/4 filling mixture on top, leaving a 1/2-inch border on long sides. Cover filling with plastic wrap; flatten with a rolling pin. Roll dough into a tight roll, starting with one of the long sides.
7. 7 Cut roll into 2-inch pieces at a slight angle. Arrange pieces on a rimmed baking sheet. Push tops down gently to flatten slightly. Repeat with remaining 3 dough pieces and filling.
8. 8 Whisk egg yolks and yogurt together; brush over dough pieces.
9. 9 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool before serving, about 15 minutes.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• bulgur
• chickpea
• white bean
• raisin
• water
• sugar
• apricot
• orange peel
• clove
• sesame seed
• walnut
• pistachio nut
• currant
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 To make the pudding: Place bulgur, garbanzo beans, white beans, and raisins in 4 separate bowls and add water to cover. Let stand overnight.
2. 2 The next day, combine garbanzo beans and white beans in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until beans are tender, 1 to 1 ½ hours. Drain and set aside.
3. 3 Drain bulgur and transfer to a large saucepan. Add 15 cups water (3 quarts plus 3 cups) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes, skimming and discarding any foam that appears.
4. 4 When bulgur has thickened, stir in sugar and bring mixture to a boil. Add cooked beans to bulgur mixture. Stir in drained raisins, apricots, orange peel, and cloves. Reduce heat and simmer until pudding thickens and fruit is tender, about 15 minutes.
5. 5 Pour pudding into individual serving bowls. Garnish with sesame seeds, walnuts, pistachios, currants, and cinnamon. Allow pudding to cool, then serve.

By Asli Ocak

Ingredients

• nut
• cinnamon
• phyllo dough
• butter
• sugar
• water
• honey
• vanilla extract
• lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Toss together nuts and cinnamon. Unroll phyllo and cut the whole stack in half to fit the dish. Cover phyllo with a damp cloth while assembling the baklava, to keep it from drying out.
3. 3 Place 2 sheets of phyllo in the bottom of the prepared dish. Brush generously with some of the melted butter. Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of the nut mixture on top. Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with about 6 sheets of phyllo.
4. 4 Using a sharp knife, cut baklava into 4 long rows, then diagonally 9 times to make 36 diamond shapes. Be sure to cut all the way through to the bottom of the layers.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and crisp, about 50 minutes.
6. 6 While baklava is baking, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stir in honey, vanilla, and lemon zest; reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
7. 7 Remove baklava from the oven and immediately spoon syrup over it. Let cool completely before serving. Store uncovered.

By Arvilla

Ingredients

• pie pastry
• navy bean
• evaporated milk
• white sugar
• butter
• egg
• egg yolk
• all-purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• nutmeg

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place each pie pastry into a 9-inch pie pan.
2. 2 Place navy beans and evaporated milk into a food processor. Add sugar, melted butter, eggs, egg yolks, flour, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg; pulse a few times, then process until smooth, about 1 minute. Pour mixture into the prepared pie crusts.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until filling is set and crust is golden brown, about 35 more minutes.
4. 4 Remove from the oven and let cool for 1 hour before slicing.

By Imam Qadriyyah S Mabel-Doroth

Ingredients

• walnut
• pistachio
• cinnamon
• butter
• phyllo dough
• sugar
• water
• honey
• clove
• vanilla extract
• orange flower water

Instructions

1. 1 Place walnuts, pistachios, and cinnamon in bowl of a food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture is chopped but not too fine.
2. 2 Brush bottom of 9-inch round baking pan with melted butter. Place one round of phyllo dough in the pan; add a second round of dough. Drip about 1 tablespoon of melted butter over the top. Add 2 more sheets and drizzle with butter. Add 2 more sheets and drip with butter creating 6 layers for the bottom. (While you work keep the phyllo sheets covered with a damp, nearly dry, cotton towel to keep dough from drying out.)
3. 3 Sprinkle with 1/3 of the nut mixture. Top with a sheet of phyllo and drip with melted butter; repeat with 1 more sheet of filo. Add another 1/3 of the nut mixture.
4. 4 Place another sheet of phyllo on the nuts; drip with butter. Top with another sheet and drip with butter. Add the remaining nut mixture.
5. 5 Top with 2 sheets of phyllo; drip with butter. Add 2 more sheets; drip with butter. Top with the last 2 sheets and drizzle generously with the remaining butter. Cover pan with plastic and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 1 hour.
6. 6 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7. 7 Cut baklava into about 12 diamond-shaped pieces approximately the same size.
8. 8 Bake in preheated oven until browned and crisp, about an hour.
9. 9 Place sugar, honey, and cloves in a saucepan. Pour in water. Place pan over medium-high heat and whisk to combine. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Whisk in vanilla and orange blossom water.
10. 10 After baklava has rested 5 minutes, ladle syrup over the top. Cool down to room temperature before serving.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• apple
• water
• sugar
• lemon
• honey

Instructions

1. 1 In a large, resealable plastic bag or plastic container with a lid, mix apples with the juice of 1/2 lemon. Freeze for several hours or overnight.
2. 2 In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in honey. Cool completely.
3. 3 Place apple in a blender, and liquidize them with juice of 1 lemon and the cooled sugar syrup until as smooth as possible. The peel will add texture, and prevent the mixture from being completely smooth.
4. 4 Transfer the mixture to an ice cream machine and freeze according to directions. Leave the sorbet out to soften 10 minutes prior to serving.

By MALKALEVADOM

Ingredients

• butter
• confectioners' sugar
• all-purpose flour
• cardamom
• almond

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. 2 Stir butter and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth; stir in flour and cardamom until well blended.
3. 3 Pinch off tablespoons of dough; roll into thin ropes. Join ends together into circles; place 1 almond half on seams where circles join. Place on the prepared cookie sheets.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven, about 20 minutes. Cookies should remain white, but may turn golden at edges.

By redsoxfan213

Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• egg
• sugar
• butter
• yogurt
• rose water
• cardamom
• almond
• pistachio nut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 24-cup muffin pan.
2. 2 Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl; set aside.
3. 3 Combine eggs and sugar in a large heatproof bowl; set on top of a pan of simmering water. Beat constantly with a whisk or electric mixer until thick and pale yellow, about 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and continue to beat until cooled, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 Mix in butter, yogurt, rose water, and cardamom. Stir in flour mixture by hand. Fold in slivered almonds. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups, filling 3/4 full. Sprinkle pistachios over tops.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.

By shahrzad

Ingredients

• milk
• white sugar
• water
• cornstarch
• heavy cream
• rose water
• cardamom pod

Instructions

1. 1 Combine milk and sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
2. 2 Whisk water and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; stir into boiling milk. Cook milk mixture over medium heat until thickened to the consistency of cake batter, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir cream, rose water, and cardamom into milk mixture.
3. 3 Refrigerate milk mixture until completely cooled, 2 to 4 hours.

By Amel

Ingredients

• walnut
• cinnamon
• phyllo pastry
• butter
• cream cheese
• white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• lemon juice
• water
• sugar
• honey
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter the bottom and sides of a 9x13-inch pan.
2. 2 Toss walnuts and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside.
3. 3 Unroll phyllo dough and trim to just slightly larger than the pan so dough will run up the sides. Place 2 sheets of dough in the prepared pan and butter thoroughly. Repeat for a total of 8 sheets layered. Sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of cinnamon-walnut mixture on top. Top with 2 more sheets of dough, butter, cinnamon-walnut mixture; repeat and end with 3 sheets of dough. Butter the top of the baklava.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Leave oven on.
5. 5 Meanwhile, combine cream cheese, sugar, and flour in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on high power until smooth, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl. Beat on low speed and add eggs 1 at a time, beating about 15 seconds after each. Scrape bowl. Add lemon juice and beat on high speed until well blended, about 1 minute. Pour mixture over baked baklava crust in the pan while crust is still hot.
6. 6 Bake in the hot oven until set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
7. 7 Cut cooled cheesecake into 12 servings.
8. 8 Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil until melted, about 5 minutes. Add honey and vanilla extract and simmer for 20 minutes. Drizzle hot sauce over the cooled cake, making sure to get in between the slices.
9. 9 Refrigerate uncovered or only lightly covered with aluminum foil; a tight seal will make it soggy.

By Trinity

Ingredients

• butter
• sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• almond extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• salt
• walnut
• honey
• cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1 Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt and beat until well incorporated. Shape dough into a disk, cover in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm enough to roll.
2. 2 Place walnuts in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. In a small saucepan, heat honey and cinnamon over medium heat, stirring until honey has liquefied and cinnamon is incorporated. Add walnuts and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. 3 Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface into a 13x10-inch rectangle. Using a butter knife, spread honey-walnut mixture evenly over the dough to within 1/2-inch from the edges.
4. 4 Starting with the long side, tightly roll the dough, jelly-roll style, to form a log. Cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
5. 5 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
6. 6 Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-inch slices. Place slices, cut-side down, 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove baking sheets to a cooling rack and let cookies cool completely.

By Kim's Cooking Now

Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
• sugar
• baking powder
• butter
• tahini

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 355 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
2. 2 Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder together in a large bowl; add butter and tahini and mix until dough is crumbly. Roll dough into small balls and press each ball into a flattened cookie shape using your palms. Arrange cookies in the prepared baking sheet and press with a fork.
3. 3 Place the baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven and bake until cookies are golden, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

By Nuriti

Ingredients

• puff pastry sheet
• walnut
• pecan
• hazelnut
• raisin
• coconut
• white sugar
• milk
• heavy cream

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 Place the pastry sheets in the baking dish and place the dish in the oven. Watch it closely. When the top layer turns crunchy and golden, remove it from the oven. Continue until all the sheets are cooked.
3. 3 Preheat the oven's broiler.
4. 4 In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and 1/4 cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in 9x13-inch dish.
5. 5 Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
6. 6 Beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over nut mixture in dish.
7. 7 Place dessert under oven broiler until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.

By NANCY GIRGIS

Ingredients

• phyllo dough
• ricotta cheese
• mozzarella cheese
• white sugar
• butter
• sugar
• water
• lemon juice
• rose water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Prepare kanafa: Finely chop frozen, shredded phyllo dough using a food processor until the strands are about the size of a grain of rice. Pour into a large mixing bowl.
3. 3 Mix together ricotta, mozzarella, and sugar in a separate bowl.
4. 4 Place butter in a large, microwave-safe liquid measuring cup or bowl with a spout. Heat in a microwave until completely melted, and let it sit for several minutes until a thick white foam has formed on top. Clarify butter by using a spoon to skim off the foam.
5. 5 Carefully pour butter into the bowl of phyllo dough. Avoid pouring in the white milk solids at the bottom of the clarified butter. Use your hands to mix butter and dough together. Make sure butter is absorbed by taking handfuls of the dough and rubbing it between your palms.
6. 6 Evenly spread buttered phyllo dough into a 9x13-inch pan and firmly press it into the bottom and edges. Spread cheese mixture onto the dough, avoiding the edges of the pan.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is slightly golden and the edges of dough are brown and bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes.
8. 8 While the kanafa is baking, prepare the syrup: Combine 1 cup sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in lemon juice. Simmer, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Be careful not to let the mixture turn golden and caramelize. Remove from heat and add rose water; set aside.
9. 9 Remove kanafa from the oven. Place a large platter or baking sheet over the baking dish. Using oven mitts, carefully invert the baking dish onto the platter so phyllo is on top. Pour syrup over kanafa. Cut into pieces and serve while hot.

By Noura

Ingredients

• milk
• semolina
• egg
• rose water
• white sugar
• water
• lemon juice
• whipping cream
• sugar
• pistachio nut

Instructions

1. 1 Make pudding: Pour milk into a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and slowly pour in semolina in a steady stream, stirring continuously. Continue to stir and cook until mixture thickens and boils for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. 2 Remove the pan from heat and stir in eggs and rose water until well combined. Pour mixture into a 9x13-inch serving dish or individual dishes. Allow pudding to cool slightly, then cover with plastic wrap directly on the top. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 5 hours to overnight.
3. 3 Make syrup: Heat 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve sugar, then cook until mixture turns golden brown. Immediately remove from heat and stir in remaining water. Don't worry if the mixture bubbles and hardens a bit, it will dissolve. Return the pan to the stove and stir in remaining 3 1/2 cups sugar until dissolved. Add lemon juice and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and chill. The syrup will keep for a month if refrigerated in a sealed container.
4. 4 Make topping: Beat together cream and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Spread a thin layer of whipped cream over pudding. Sprinkle with nuts.
5. 5 Cut pudding into squares. Serve with syrup poured around it.

By Laila Baker

Ingredients

• carrot
• milk
• sugar
• butter
• cashew
• raisin
• cardamom

Instructions

1. 1 In a saucepan over medium heat, combine carrots and milk. Bring to a boil, and cook until most of the milk evaporates, about 10 minutes. Stir in sugar, and simmer until mixture becomes dry. Stir constantly to ensure that it doesn't burn. Remove from heat.
2. 2 Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in cashews and raisins, and saute until cashews are golden brown. Spread over carrot mixture. Sprinkle top with ground cardamom for fragrance.

By Jay Viswanathan

Ingredients

• milk
• sugar
• cardamom seed
• vermicelli pasta
• raisin

Instructions

1. 1 Bring milk, sugar, and cardamom seeds to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir broken vermicelli pasta and raisins into milk mixture and simmer until pasta is tender and the cream sauce has thickened, about 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until warm, about 15 minutes. If pudding is too thick, stir in a little milk.

By nausheen

Ingredients

• puff pastry
• raisin
• almond
• pine nut
• pistachio nut
• coconut
• milk
• sugar
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. 2 Unroll 1 puff pastry sheet onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 17x12-inches. Place on a baking tray.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and golden brown, about 15 minutes.
4. 4 Break puff pastry into pieces and place in a large bowl. Add raisins, almonds, pine nuts, pistachios, and coconut; toss until well combined. Spread evenly in a 9x13-inch glass baking dish.
5. 5 Pour milk into a saucepan; stir in sugar and vanilla. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until hot but not quite boiling. Pour over puff pastry mixture in the baking dish.
6. 6 Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Turn on the broiler and continue baking until the top is browned, about 2 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving warm.

By Mama her Girls

Ingredients

• tahini
• water
• anise seed
• white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• turmeric
• baking powder
• anise seed
• vegetable oil
• butter
• pine nut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with tahini.
2. 2 Combine boiling water and anise seeds in a glass measuring cup; steep, about 5 minutes. Strain into a bowl; discard anise seeds. Stir sugar into anise-flavored water until dissolved.
3. 3 Whisk flour, turmeric, baking powder, and anise seed powder together in a bowl; make a well in the center. Add oil and butter to the well; stir in sweetened anise-flavored water until batter is the consistency of thick yogurt.
4. 4 Pour batter into the prepared baking pan; score top into diamond shapes using the tip of a knife. Place 1 pine nut in center of each diamond.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until top is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

By LauraF

Ingredients

• semolina flour
• baking powder
• sugar
• coconut
• butter
• yogurt
• milk
• almond
• water
• sugar
• lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
2. 2 In a large bowl, mix together the semolina flour, baking powder, 1 cup sugar, coconut and butter. Add the yogurt and milk; mix until moistened but not runny or liquid. If you see that it is too dry, add more milk. Spread into a greased 8 inch square baking dish, smoothing the top as much as possible. Decorate the top with whole almonds.
3. 3 Bake for 40 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. While the basboosa is baking, combine the water, 1 cup of sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook for at least 5 minutes.
4. 4 When the basboosa has finished baking, pour the syrup over it as evenly as possible. Place it back in the oven for about 5 minutes, or until the syrup has been fully absorbed. Let rest for about 20 minutes before cutting into pieces and serving.

By Felicia Manocchio

Ingredients

• all-purpose flour
• salt
• butter
• white sugar
• egg
• almond extract
• almond
• rosewater
• red food coloring
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9-inch tube pan.
2. 2 Sift together flour and salt; set aside.
3. 3 Beat butter in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy; it should be noticeably lighter in color. In a separate bowl, beat sugar and eggs together until doubled in volume. Mixture should be thick and lemon-colored.
4. 4 Add sifted flour and salt gradually to the egg mixture, mixing until fully combined. Fold in creamed butter and mix thoroughly.
5. 5 Divide batter into two equal parts. Into one part, add the almond extract and the ground almonds. To the other part, add the rosewater and the red food coloring. Spoon batters alternately into the prepared pan.
6. 6 Bake in preheated oven until a cake tester comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool for 15 minutes; then remove from pan to cool completely. Dust with confectioner's sugar before serving.

By Carol

Ingredients

• semolina flour
• all-purpose flour
• mahlab
• salt
• butter
• milk
• white sugar
• active dry yeast
• orange blossom water
• date paste
• powdered sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Mix semolina flour, all-purpose flour, mahlab, and salt together in a large bowl. Work clarified butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until thoroughly incorporated. Cover bowl and let dough rest at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Pour milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until just warm, about 15 seconds. Stir in sugar and yeast until dissolved. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Pour yeast mixture and orange blossom water over the dough and mix until evenly moistened. Pinch off a piece of dough and roll into a ball; it should hold its shape without cracking. Add more milk or orange blossom water if needed. Cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
4. 4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
5. 5 Sprinkle some flour over the ma'amoul molds and tap out the excess. Pinch off a walnut-sized piece of dough and roll into a ball. Press your thumb into the ball to create space for the filling. Work the edges with your fingers so the sides are even and fairly thin. Drop in a piece of date paste and pinch dough over it to seal.
6. 6 Place cookie into the mold cavity seam-side up. Press down so that the top is flush with edges of the mold. Trim off any excess dough. Invert the mold and tap it against your work surface to release the cookie. Repeat with remaining dough and date paste, arranging cookies 1 inch apart on the baking sheets.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven, 1 baking sheet at a time, until edges and bottoms are golden but tops are still mostly pale, about 15 minutes.
8. 8 Sift powdered sugar over the cookies while still slightly warm. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

By LauraF

Ingredients

• shortening
• sugar
• egg
• rosewater
• all-purpose flour
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and rose fluid until fluffy. Stir flour and salt together, then mix in butter mixture. Dough will be soft. Chill several hours or overnight.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) Light grease or line baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. 3 Using 1/3 of dough at time (keep rest of dough refrigerated) roll into balls about 3/4 inch in diameter. Place on cookie sheets. Flatten with hand until approximately half of their original thickness. Imagine the flattened cookie to be a clock. Make 2 slits, each 1/2 inch long, in cookie at 10:00 and at 2:00. Pinch bottom to form "base" of petal. Sprinkle with red or pink decorator's sugar.
4. 4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. Do not brown tops of cookies!

By J. Storm

Ingredients

• semolina flour
• white sugar
• yogurt
• vegetable oil
• coconut
• baking powder
• almond
• water
• white sugar
• rose water

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, mix together the semolina flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, yogurt, oil, coconut, and baking powder. Set aside for 30 minutes.
2. 2 In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together the water, 1 3/4 cups sugar, and rosewater. Bring to a boil, and boil for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside to cool to room temperature.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread the semolina batter into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Slice into squares or diamonds, and place on almond half onto each piece.
4. 4 Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Switch the oven setting to broil, and broil until the top is golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the oven, and pour the syrup over the squares. Serve warm.

By Lubna

Ingredients

• milk
• date
• brown sugar
• vegetable oil
• vanilla extract
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• walnut

Instructions

1. 1 Heat milk in a saucepan until almost boiling and stir in dates; let soak for several hours, refrigerated. For best flavor, refrigerate dates and milk overnight.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a medium loaf pan.
3. 3 Transfer milk and dates to food processor, add brown sugar, and process into a smooth paste. Mix in vegetable oil and vanilla extract with a few pulses.
4. 4 Whisk flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Pulse flour mixture, about 1/4 cup at a time, into the date paste until batter is smooth; do not overmix. Stir walnuts into batter with a fork and transfer to the prepared loaf pan.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

By MGPaneer

Ingredients

• butter
• white sugar
• vanilla extract
• tahini
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and tahini, mix until well combined. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder, then stir into butter mixture. Drop onto an ungreased cookie sheet in tablespoon-sized pieces.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven until they turn golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet 10 to 15 minutes before removing to cool on a wire rack.

By Faina Gersh

Ingredients

• semolina flour
• all-purpose flour
• turmeric
• baking powder
• white sugar
• milk
• vegetable oil
• pine nut

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round baking pan.
2. 2 In a small bowl, mix semolina, flour, turmeric and baking powder. Set aside.
3. 3 In a large bowl, stir milk and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add flour mixture and oil and beat with an electric beater at medium speed for 5 minutes. This step is essential, do not use any shortcuts.
4. 4 Pour into a prepared 9-inch round pan. Sprinkle top with pine nuts.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until wooden pick inserted in center comes out dry, 25 to 35 minutes.

By Lara