Kobz Abraj, Tunisian Date Breakfast Pastry
- 250 g semolina flour or 1 13 cups semolina flour
- 50 g all-purpose flour or 14 cup all-purpose flour
- 12-1 teaspoon salt
- 100 g olive oil, warmed slightly
- warm water
- 3 cups pitted dates, deglet noor prefered nut not required
- 3 oranges, zest of
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
- 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
- For the filling:.
- Combine the dates and orange zest, cinnamon and orange blossom water in a food processor and process to a paste.
- Add olive oil to create a smoother paste, if desired.
- If your dates are hard, your food processor might not be able to grind them so splash a small amount of water on them and heat them in the microwave to soften before processing.
- For the breads:.
- Combine flours and salt in large bowl.
- Add the oil, a little at a time, kneading as you go, add enough water (start with just a few tablespoons!)
- to achieve a soft dough.
- Divide into quarters and knead each quarter on a work surface.
- Pat a quarter into a 6 inch round.
- (The dough may tear, keep pressing it together).
- Cover with date filling, leaving about 1/4 inch around the edge and pat another quarter into a 6 inch round and put this on top of the date filling.
- Press together, seal the edges, and shape into a neat circle.
- Cut into 8 wedges like a pizza.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Heat cast iron skillet until quite hot.
- Add as many pieces as will fit without crowding.
- Cook, turning once or twice, until browned on both sides and the dough is cooked through (i.e.
- does not look raw).
- I start the pan on high and I found it useful to turn down the heat after adding the wedges so that I did not burn them before the dough could cook.
flour, flour, salt, olive oil, water, dates, oranges, ground cinnamon, olive oil, orange blossom water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/kobz-abraj-tunisian-date-breakfast-pastry-493452 (may not work)