Qaghaq ta l-Ghasel

Description
Treacle rings

Filling

 * 600 g treacle
 * 150 g sugar
 * 75 g jam
 * zest of lemon, orange and tangerine

Pastry

 * 600 g flour
 * 2 egg yolks
 * 750ml water
 * 50 g very finely chopped candied peel
 * 250 g semolina
 * pinch of ground cloves
 * 50 g margarine
 * water

Directions

 * 1) Put all the filling ingredients (except the semolina) into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
 * 2) After boiling thicken with semolina, adding only a little at a time.
 * 3) Continue cooking tor a few seconds and leave to cool.
 * 4) Rub the margarine into the flour, and bind with the yolks and a little water.
 * 5) Leave the pastry to set for two hours before using.
 * 6) Roll out the pastry into long strips of 8cm by 15cm.
 * 7) Put some filling in the middle, the whole length of the pastry.
 * 8) Fold the pastry.
 * 9) Now bring the two ends of the pastry together to form a ring.
 * 10) Sprinkle a baking sheet with semolina, put the rings on the sheet and bake in a moderate oven for 25 minutes.
 * 11) Before cooking, take a sharp knife and lash the pastry in different places.