Date Pastry Moroccan Style

(Halua) Dates are a little bit like the sweet pearls of the desert. They grow mainly in the oases of the Sahara. From Morocco comes a baking recipe in which dates play the leading role: Halua, stuffed date cookies. This dessert is baked in Morocco on holidays. It does not use refined sugar, but must rest for a day.

The dates that serve as the filling are often available in retail stores as pitted varieties, usually still coated with a sugar glaze. If possible, it is better to buy whole dates with stems: the best tasting are the slightly firmer, elongated varieties, which can be recognized by their light brownish color. Fresh dates do not stick – the kernel, which is also elongated, can be removed quite easily.

First rinse the dates and remove the kernels. Rinse the almond kernels with boiling hot water and rub dry, removing the skin. Roast them briefly in a small amount of sunflower oil. Grind in a blender with walnut kernels. Season with cinnamon and orange blossom water Mix flour, butter and orange blossom water to a dough and form oblong dumplings by hand. Using a tablespoon, fill with the filling and fold down the sides to completely enclose the filling.

Bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper in a heated oven at about 170 degrees for a quarter of an hour, until the bottom takes on a light brown color. Then bake for another 5 minutes in the turned off oven.

Related Recipes:

Drizzled Spelt Semolina Cake with Apple, Pumpkin & DatesFor the soaked spelt semolina cake with apple, pumpkin & dates, first line the bottom of a springform pan... Blood Orange Soufflé on Pepper Orange RagoutPreheat the stove to 190 °C bottom and top heat. Blood orange soufflé Squeeze the blood orange juice, grate... Date CakeA cake recipe for all foodies: (*) For a cake springform pan of 22 cm ø. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Cover... Oatmeal with FruitFor the oatmeal with fruit, grind the oatmeal (also works great with a stand mixer). Cut the dates into small... Baby Recipe NibblesTowards the end of the first year of life, your child can easily hold and nibble pastries more equally... Greece : KourabiÉDes – Almond PastryDissolve butter and mix with sugar and vanilla sugar until thick and creamy. Mix in ouzo (if you like), eggs... CantucciniFor the Cantuccini, first preheat the oven to 190 °C. Beat the sugar, yolks and eggs with a mixer until... Orange Panna Cotta with Vanilla and Paprika SugoPreheat the oven to 180 degrees. Cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds and steam in the oven for about... Netherlands : Orange Cookies – Oranje Koeken1. preheat electric kitchen stove to 175 °C. 2. cream the fat with the sugar, vanilla sugar and salt. Chop... Rhubarb TartTry this delicious cake recipe: (*) For a tart of 24 to 26 centimeters in diameter or two pieces of 11 x 34...