Maltese Date Filled Snack Imqaret
From ms_isabelle 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This dish is for those who love the taste of dates and are not too worried about fried food.
Ingredients
- 400g flour shopping list
- 1 tablespoon lard shopping list
- 1 tablespoon margarine shopping list
- 1 tablespoon sugar shopping list
- 1.2 kg pitted dates shopping list
- 1 orange peel grated shopping list
- 1 tablespoon anisette shopping list
- 1 tablespoon orange flower water shopping list
- A pinch of ground cloves shopping list
How to make it
- To make the dough, rub the lard into the flour.
- Add the sugar and mix.
- Moisten with anisette and orange flower water until you can form a soft dough.
- Next prepare the filling.
- Mash the dates and mix with the cloves, orange peel, anisette and orange flower water.
- Note: If the dates are hard, soak in water for about thirty minutes to soften. Drain before using.
- Roll the dough out into a long wide strip and spread the prepared filling on the top half of the dough to form a layer about a quarter of an inch thick.
- Wet the edge of the pastry and fold over to cover the filling.
- Press all edges well together to seal.
- Cut into diamond or rectangular shapes (about 3.5 x 2.5 inches.)
- Fry in deep hot oil till golden in colour.
- Let drain and eat while still hot. Enjoy!
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
I am making this one tonight to sit and watch the tele with.
Thank you!
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These sound delicious - thank you!
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Beautiful! This one I have saved! 5+
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