🇩🇿 Algeria cuisine · #16

Makrout

Makrout
Time90 min
Serves30
Ingredients7

Date-filled semolina diamonds, fried or baked and dipped in honey — among Constantine's oldest sweets.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Rub the semolina well with ghee.
  2. Moisten with orange-blossom water and water until it binds.
  3. Knead the dates with cinnamon.
  4. Form filled logs and cut into diamonds.
  5. Fry or bake, then dip in honey.