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4.50 from 6 votes

Nabulsi Tamryieh

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle East, Palestinian
Author: Amira

Ingredients

For the dough

  • 2 ¼ cup AP. flour.
  • Pinch of salt.
  • ¾ cup water.
  • Oil to cover the dough and we'll use it later for frying.

For the filling

  • 1 ½ cup semolina.
  • 1 ½ cup sugar.
  • 6 cup water.

optional

  • ½ tablespoon orange blossom water. OR
  • 10 mastic crushed.

For garnishing

  • Confectioners sugar and crushed pistachios.

Instructions

  • Mix flour and salt in your mixer bowl and gradually add water until the dough gets separated from the sides of the bowl.
  • Keep kneading until you get a nice elastic dough.
  • Divide the dough into 6 equal parts.
  • Place the dough pieces in a deep bowl, add enough oil to cover and let it rest for at least 4 hours, the more the better.
  • Meanwhile make the filling by adding all the ingredients on a medium heat until it thickens.
  • Pour into a 13X9 pan and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • When the dough is ready take one ball roll it thin, then cut into 4 equal parts.
  • Take the filling out of the fridge and cut into 24 equal squares.
  • Take one square and place it in the center of one part of the dough, press lightly to flatten a bit.
  • Fold the dough over the filling to form a square as shown below.
  • Heat oil and fry until all sides are golden brown.
  • Sprinkle top with powdered sugar and pistachios.Serve immediately.

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