Mamoul (Eid biscuits)
If you've got plain flour, semolina and sunflower oil, you're most of the way to this Saudi Arabian dessert: about 75 minutes of cooking across 11 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 11 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and frying pan / skillet. At medium difficulty across 11 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Mix butter with sugar until creamy.
- Add oil flour and semolina and mix.
- Add warm milk and don't knead too much
- Cover and leave aside for an hour or less until you prepare the filling
- For the dates filling, fry some sesame in a pan then add butter. Add the dates paste and mixed well with sesame and butter. Then add a little bit of water until it's mushy. Be careful don't make it too mushy.
- Take it of the pan, put in a plate until it's cool. Then start to shape balls that weigh 15 gm.
- Refrigerate for 1/2 an hour.
- Get back to the dough and shape it as balls that weigh 30 gm.
- Take the date filling out of the fridge and start to stuff each dough ball with dates ball.
- Then use the mamoul mould to give it this shape.
- In a preheated oven 180 degrees, put it for 20 minutes until golden from below and little bit golden from above.
You'll use: Oven · Frying pan / skillet · Pan
Watch how it's made
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Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
What to serve with Mamoul (Eid biscuits)
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- Shakshuka Feta Cheese Miscellaneous
Tips & common questions
How long does Mamoul (Eid biscuits) take to make?
About 75 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 11 steps and 6 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Mamoul (Eid biscuits) vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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