Imqaret ( Maltese Deep Fried Date Pastries)
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
12 maqrut
ingredients
- 250 g pitted dates, chopped
- 1 tangerine, zest and juice
- 2 tablespoons sambuca romana
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
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Pastry
- 250 g plain flour
- 50 ml olive oil (or 75g margarine)
directions
- Soften the dates in a sauce pan with 3 tbsp tangerine juice and 2 tbsp water ( about 5 minutes).
- Stir in the other ingredients, cool.
- Pastry: rub the oil in the flour and bring it with enough water to form a dough. Rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Cut in half and shape each piece into a rectangular shape. Spread the filling along the middle of the rectangle then fold the two sides and seal.
- Cut into squares and deep fry or brush generously in oil and bake in a preheated oven at 200C for about 20 minutes.
- Eat while hot.
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I live in a beautiful village on the island of Malta ( Europe) with my wonderful daughter, partner and two cats. I love the vineyards infront of my house or walking down to the valley of olive trees.
( I do pick olives every year)
Some years ago I stopped working as a chef but still do a lot of home cooking. What I miss are the expensive ingredients I worked with, its rather hard cooking on a tight budget. My aim is to produce recipes that are very economical and yet nutritious.
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