Makroudh is a North African sweet pastry that has a diamond shape, most often served for special occasions and during Ramadan. Makroudh is prepared by filling a dough made with semolina with dates dough usually using the deglet nour variety.
The dough is then rolled and cut in diamond-shaped pieces. The pastry is then either fried or oven-baked.
The final step involves soaking the Makroudh in a sugar syrup. There are a variety of recipes for this available online.
Below is one of our favorite recipes. ENJOY!
What You’ll Need
- 2 cups (350g) fine or medium semolina
- 1/4 cup (35g) flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup (160g) melted butter or vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup orange flower water
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- 10 ounces (300 g) dates
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon orange flower water
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, or more to taste
- dash nutmeg (optional)
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- vegetable oil, for frying
- 2 cups (340 g) honey
- 1 tablespoon orange flower water
