Recipe - Makhbouz

DOUGH
1 cup Flour
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Egg
2 tablespoon Yoghurt
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar

FILLINGS

ALMOND FILLING
1 cup Chopped peeled almonds
1 teaspoon Cardamon
1 cup Confectioners sugar, about

DATE FILLING
One half pound Pitted dates
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 Egg yolk
Sesame seeds

CHEESE FILLING
One fourth pound Grated feta cheese
1 tablespoon Cream cheese
1 Egg
1 tablespoon Flour

Purim pastry from the land of Queen Esther

DOugh: Combine all ingredients and knead. Cover and let rise 1 hour. Roll
out dough into 1/8" thickness. Cut into 3" rounds. Fill with any of the
following fillings. Close to semicircle and crimp closed with fork. Bake
at 350 for 20 minutes or until slightly brown

Fillings:

Almond Filling: Grind almonds, mix with cardamon, and add sugar to desired
sweetness

Date Filling: Combine date and oil over low heat in a saucepan. When soft,
shape into small balls and fill dough. Dip pastry in egg yolk and then in
sesame seeds. Bake as above

Cheese Filling: Combine all ingredients and fill prepared dough

Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97 #088 by judith sobel jcs@mindspring.com
on Mar 16, 1997