Qaghaq ta l-Ghasel

Description

Qaghaq ta l-Ghasel

Treacle rings

Ingredients

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.