Best Egyptian El Menenas Almond Paste Cookies Recipes
MELT-IN-MOUTH COOKIES, EGYPTIAN STYLE - GHORAYEBAH
This is traditional Egyptian cookies which melt in your mouth as soon as you taste it; some times it even melts in your hands before biting to it! Its extremlly delicious and easy to make and bake. Egyptians are doing these cookies for thousands of years now and still doing it in especial occasions most of all the "Eftar Feast" Tips: *Add 1 egg white if it's not holding it self * After baking slightly open the oven door (1cm) and leave the cookies in it till its rest/cold
Provided by A. Heshmat
Categories Dessert
Time 33m
Yield 22 cookies, 22 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Beat butter till white.
- Add Sugar and beat for 3 more minutes.
- Add A.P. flour, salt and beat for 2 minutes.
- Garnish with ½ Almond or a pine (as per photo).
- Roll it into small balls and slightly press it down by your thumb (with the almond to stick on it).
- The dough consistency should be like the moist sand but when you squeeze it in your hand-plum it should hold it self.
- leave it to rest in the Fridge for 15min.
- Bake in medium-low pre-heated oven (color should be like ivory) don't let it blush!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.9, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 4.7, Cholesterol 19.6, Sodium 8.6, Carbohydrate 28.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 14.3, Protein 2
DATE COOKIES (MENENA)
Steps:
- Soak dates in cold water for 2 hours. Drain, pat dry on paper towels, then chop fine in food processor.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil.
- Cream butter or margarine in food processor or electric mixer or by hand until fluffly. Add sugar and mix until incorporated. Add flour gradually, then water and orange flower water. Mixture should be very soft but not sticky.
- Roll lumps of dough into little balls, hollowing out as you go to make room for the filling. Stuff each with a little of date mixture, less than teaspoon. Seal opening gently with fingers and shape into round, flattened dumpling 2 inches in diameter. Gently indent tops of each with tines of fork and arrange cookies on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow to cool, then dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 226, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 2 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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