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This video brought tears to my eyes, I am first generation and I grew up cooking with my aunt, mom, and cousins....Now I am alone and trying to continue some traditions with my son, this video really hit home, thank you for sharing
Aww glad I could bring back great memories, I am sure you will create some very special moments with your son, and he will always remember these nostalgic times with you. xo
My mother-in-law was Lebanese and so to remember her and keep all the food traditions alive. I make Middle Eastern food 4 Easter to celebrate the resurrection. She did this every Easter I so miss her! Tedious and time-consuming but on Easter after church it's so rewarding! I'm going to add this cookie to my repertoire thank you very much!
You brought back memories when I used to live in Gaza, I like to wish you happy mothers day and thank you very much for taking the Palestinian cooking to the international platform. ❤❤❤
I lost my mom this past Easter Sunday so watching this was precious and great tips in creating this “date cookie”! Enjoy each moment with your sweet mama!
Hahahah when she jumped after tasting - you can tell her inner child came out! I'm neither middle eastern nor lebanese but i love ma'amoul and if I ever have a family of my own I'd love to have this tradition of making these together cuz these are my favourite cookies since i lived in middle east and them during ramadan. I'm not muslim but the first ever Eid gift i received was when i lived in Qatar and my local bakery gave me a whole platter of assorted ma'amoul and said it's my eid gift :')
I am so excited about this video. Ever since my friend first shared with me the date cookies her mom and aunties make for Easter, I've been hoping to get adopted by her family. Their ka'ak bi ajwa are so beautiful, tasty, and perfectly shaped, that I figured them well beyond my rudimentary baking skills, but you and your mom have given me hope! Many thanks to you both for sharing your mom's recipe. It's lovely to see her back in front of the camera ❤️
Thank you for taking time to explain and honor tradition. I don’t care for quickness. I want quality and love. And that’s exactly what your channel provides. Please don’t stop the channel. My mother in law is Lebanese and has passed away and your videos make me feel like I can cook with her and she is here.
Aww so sorry to hear that, thank you for carrying on the tradition, and I really appreciate that you care about the explanation of culture, which doesn't fit in the quick TikTok style =)
اهلا و سهلا 😬 I am Christian Palestinian American too and loveeeeee making kaek wa maamoul for Easter !!! It’s January and I’m already thinking about making them and wanted to explore other peoples recipes. Thank you for the great videos ! Many of your other recipes are similar to the way we do it. So I love to watch and learn more!
Yes our recipes have Palestinian influence for sure so you are in the right place. Hope you give this a try this Easter and welcome to our TH-cam family!
Thank you for your response. I didn't throw it out. Haram...so much smeed and so much butter and so much love. I just added more smeed and mixed it. Now it's sitting. I'm hoping to work with it in the next day or two and have the cookies ready for Easter! Thank you so much! I'll keep you posted
Thank you for this recipe. I had these at Eid with the family I lived with in Deheishe and have been searching for the recipe...I bought the date paste ready!!
Beautiful ladies! I enjoy watching you both such a sweet relationship 💕I have ordered everything online and can’t wait to make these for my family! Yeshuas blessing to you dear ones🙏🏻✨
I LOVE this video!!! Brings back so many great memories of making these with my mom when I was younger. I can't wait until she comes back from vacation so we can make these again. This time I'm bringing my kids with me so they can all help and continue the tradition.
Я живу в Иордании, свекровь Палестинка, тоже готовит мамуль на праздники. Вместо воды арабы всегда используют молоко. И размер обычно поменьше , так аккуратнее будут смотреться. Делают маленькие потому что в каждом доме угощают ими, и много просто нереально съесть этого печенья.)
StFrancis1982 these cookies are not a Christian tradition. Palestinians in particular and arabs in general make them when celebrating religious holidays whether you're Christian or muslim. In few days I'll be making some my self as we are celebrating the end of Ramdan ( fasting month) and breaking our fast at the Eid Al Fitr. Have a blessed day
Rasha Jouhar of course... I understand that Muslims eat them as well for the holidays. Blanche’s mom especially mentioned that all of the Arabs in Palestine made these cookies. What I find amazing and a nice tradition is that her family and possibly others only eat them for Easter. That’s only once a year! ;) Especially the design of Christ’s crown’s thorns on the cookies.
StFrancis1982 yes of course you're right! My mom too makes the round cookies :) hope you have the chance to make this recipe with your loved ones cause it is yummy :)
SO... In my life I've made lots of different maamoul recipes. And I just made this recipe. Followed the instructions except I added a little bit of orange blossom water and honest honest... I LOVED THEM. They melt in the mouth, original taste, plus my whole house smells lovely and they do keep their shape. 💯/💯
My dad was famous of doing the maamoul and the cookies with dates for the holiday one thing he use to do in one of the maamoul he used to put clean 25cent in one of then and who ever gets it he will have a very good luck I love and miss my dad Easter was his favorite holiday so he can make them kaek and maamoul mine too
This is a really special video. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I have memories of watching my aunts make these cookies. Happy Easter - al maseeh gom!
a family friend who is syrian would bring my family these every easter but she moved away a few years back. I just tried these and they are almost identical to hers! I bought coarse semolina, think i maybe needed to have bought fine semolina, but otherwise they're amazing
Looks delicious! You may want to try adding a tiny amount of chopped walnuts and grated lemon zest to the ‘Ajweh filling. And no need to apologize for using your hands. Clean hands are the best tools for mixing ingredients.
Wonderful instructions, thank you. This strikes me as something I would not have fun making alone, so I'm going to try to get some other family members interested in doing a mamoul baking party. We already know we love eating them, homemade must be so much better than store bought!
Thank you! In addition to my family's traditional Italian cookies, I love to make beautiful cookies from around the world and I can't wait to try these! I bought a mold :D Loved the video
I LOVE that you are helping to create & pass on traditions & memories with your videos, so awesome, and love when your mom comes over too! Do you think this recipe would work with melted vegan butter instead of ghee?
It might alter the texture, but certainly worth a try--just make sure that once you melt it you add it to the flour only when it's at room temperature, as heated fat will alter the semolina's texture. ;)
We make cookies that look like this in Italy. They are called Cucciddati or Buccellati. We make them with either an almond filling or a fig filling at Christmas time.
Thank you so much for this video. My Teta passed away this year, and some of the recipes went with her... I know this is an Easter cookie, but I am going to attempt them for Christmas. THANK YOU!
So sorry to hear about your teta, and she would love it if you continued her legacy. This cookie is great any time of year and if you have any questions let me know!
Here you go: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BKZTV6M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01BKZTV6M&linkCode=as2&tag=blancheshahee-20&linkId=67f6060b0b42a39f7eedd051c2baf917
Mi favoritos son eso: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BKZTV6M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01BKZTV6M&linkCode=as2&tag=blancheshahee-20&linkId=67f6060b0b42a39f7eedd051c2baf917
Y eso tambien: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072QWS4X1/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B072QWS4X1&linkCode=as2&tag=blancheshahee-20&linkId=653fdfaf6931cadc2d9e6679176b4895
So nice you are Christians , that’s why you like to teach the recipe in the right way . Thank you so much So amazing when I hear from Muslims country you can find also Christians . God bless you
God bless you too! My family is from Bethlehem, which is where Jesus was born. Essentially Palestinian Christians are descended from the very first Christians. ;)
Palestinian Muslims also make these and Middle Eastern ppl in general . I was recently gifted some home made ones for Ramadan. I never used to like them. Had store brought ones . But now I have changed my mind. They’re delicious and very special work of art for friends and family on a special occasion . They also remind me of some oriental bicuits and moon cakes. I wonder if there are any influences from East Asia. I like the history of food also . I will be trying your mother’s recipe soon and leave feedback. Thank you 😊
@@blanchetv THANK YOU GOD is taking care of us because we depend on him he is sooo big we can do that please read and share with your mom psalms chapter m 91 the whole thing not very big chapter but lovely
My brand new COOKBOOK, “Feast in the Middle East,” is now available internationally! This book contains both classical as well as modern Middle Eastern recipes, including the dishes you see here on this channel. This over 200 page hardcover book contains meticulous cooking instructions, gorgeous photos, family stories, and historical information on each dish. For ordering information, click HERE: secure.mybookorders.com/Orderpage/2189
This video brought tears to my eyes, I am first generation and I grew up cooking with my aunt, mom, and cousins....Now I am alone and trying to continue some traditions with my son, this video really hit home, thank you for sharing
Aww glad I could bring back great memories, I am sure you will create some very special moments with your son, and he will always remember these nostalgic times with you. xo
Same
You made me cry. God bless you
Use orange blossom water for the walnuts and pistachio filling and put ghee and syrup instead of sugar
My mother-in-law was Lebanese and so to remember her and keep all the food traditions alive. I make Middle Eastern food 4 Easter to celebrate the resurrection. She did this every Easter I so miss her! Tedious and time-consuming but on Easter after church it's so rewarding! I'm going to add this cookie to my repertoire thank you very much!
I made this today and it turned out beautiful! I have put off making ma’moul for two years and my family loved it for Eid! Thank you so much.
So glad and Eid Mubarak to you and your family!
I love watching you and your Mum. I'm Palestinian living in Australia and your recipes are almost identical to my mum's. You guys are awesome!
You brought back memories when I used to live in Gaza, I like to wish you happy mothers day and thank you very much for taking the Palestinian cooking to the international platform. ❤❤❤
I lost my mom this past Easter Sunday so watching this was precious and great tips in creating this “date cookie”! Enjoy each moment with your sweet mama!
Aww I am so sorry to hear that Amelia. Sending my condolences your way and may your mother's memory be eternal. xo
Que delicias de la familia me recuerda mucho a mi abuelita ❤ gracias por compartirnos 😊
Hahahah when she jumped after tasting - you can tell her inner child came out! I'm neither middle eastern nor lebanese but i love ma'amoul and if I ever have a family of my own I'd love to have this tradition of making these together cuz these are my favourite cookies since i lived in middle east and them during ramadan. I'm not muslim but the first ever Eid gift i received was when i lived in Qatar and my local bakery gave me a whole platter of assorted ma'amoul and said it's my eid gift :')
Thanks!
Oh my goodness, you are too kind, no the word is thank YOU!
Thank you for sharing this! Your mom is very beautiful. I'll make these cookies on Eid inshaAllah
I am so excited about this video. Ever since my friend first shared with me the date cookies her mom and aunties make for Easter, I've been hoping to get adopted by her family. Their ka'ak bi ajwa are so beautiful, tasty, and perfectly shaped, that I figured them well beyond my rudimentary baking skills, but you and your mom have given me hope!
Many thanks to you both for sharing your mom's recipe. It's lovely to see her back in front of the camera ❤️
Haha yes short of adoption we hope we gave you the tools to get started. These are a relaxing way to spend a rainy day!
Thank you for taking time to explain and honor tradition. I don’t care for quickness. I want quality and love. And that’s exactly what your channel provides. Please don’t stop the channel. My mother in law is Lebanese and has passed away and your videos make me feel like I can cook with her and she is here.
Aww so sorry to hear that, thank you for carrying on the tradition, and I really appreciate that you care about the explanation of culture, which doesn't fit in the quick TikTok style =)
ابداع ،ذوق، نظافه،!! اناقة وأصالة!!! والرب يبارك حياتكم 👌
اكتبلي المقادير بلعربي
You both are awesome!
اهلا و سهلا 😬
I am Christian Palestinian American too and loveeeeee making kaek wa maamoul for Easter !!! It’s January and I’m already thinking about making them and wanted to explore other peoples recipes. Thank you for the great videos ! Many of your other recipes are similar to the way we do it. So I love to watch and learn more!
Yes our recipes have Palestinian influence for sure so you are in the right place. Hope you give this a try this Easter and welcome to our TH-cam family!
Your mom knows how to cook. She has that passion.
First of all your both gorgeous. Tonight I am preparing my fillings for Mamool. I miss my mom right now. Thank you for this. ❤
Thank you and hope you enjoy the recipe, hope this brings back great memories of your mom!
Thank you for your response. I didn't throw it out. Haram...so much smeed and so much butter and so much love. I just added more smeed and mixed it. Now it's sitting. I'm hoping to work with it in the next day or two and have the cookies ready for Easter! Thank you so much! I'll keep you posted
Praying for you--hope the batch works! My mom has left the dough out for as long as 3 days and it worked beautifully!
Love this video. This brings back memories of me helping my mom decorate when I was younger.
Love classic recipes and especially with Mama.
Thank you so much!! 😘
Thanks for sharing your family recipe.
Great recipe I love it I always follow this recipe when I make mehmool
So glad you like it! =)
Thank you, I’m making these for Eid. I appreciate the longer video. I was able to write down step by step as I watch the video .
Great, happy Eid!
Thank you so much for this recipe.
You are welcome, enjoy!
Yes more like this.
Thank you for this recipe. I had these at Eid with the family I lived with in Deheishe and have been searching for the recipe...I bought the date paste ready!!
Wonderful!!
I adore this recipe and video!! Thank you so much.
Thanks for sharing wonderful recipe👌🏻
Beautiful ladies! I enjoy watching you both such a sweet relationship 💕I have ordered everything online and can’t wait to make these for my family! Yeshuas blessing to you dear ones🙏🏻✨
Hope you and your family enjoy this recipe! ;)
Love malmoul thank you for taking me back when I was 5yrs old 😋😊
Aww wonderful to hear!
Thank you! Love the recipe
Such a beautiful video, with mum and daughter, thank you for sharing your recipes, stay blessed 🙌
Thanks for watching!
I must say mom and daughter are soo gorgeous and like two best friends. Beautiful recipe
I LOVE this video!!! Brings back so many great memories of making these with my mom when I was younger. I can't wait until she comes back from vacation so we can make these again. This time I'm bringing my kids with me so they can all help and continue the tradition.
Awesome, it's times like those that stay in my mind and make me smile ;) Hope you have a wonderful time making these with your family!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for these beautiful recipes.❤️ I Will try to make it.😘
Я живу в Иордании, свекровь Палестинка, тоже готовит мамуль на праздники. Вместо воды арабы всегда используют молоко. И размер обычно поменьше , так аккуратнее будут смотреться. Делают маленькие потому что в каждом доме угощают ими, и много просто нереально съесть этого печенья.)
So I used your recipe and it’s turned out very good for first time making them they are very good thank u
Thank you. I loved to know that you eat these during Easter only.
StFrancis1982 these cookies are not a Christian tradition. Palestinians in particular and arabs in general make them when celebrating religious holidays whether you're Christian or muslim. In few days I'll be making some my self as we are celebrating the end of Ramdan ( fasting month) and breaking our fast at the Eid Al Fitr. Have a blessed day
Rasha Jouhar of course... I understand that Muslims eat them as well for the holidays. Blanche’s mom especially mentioned that all of the Arabs in Palestine made these cookies. What I find amazing and a nice tradition is that her family and possibly others only eat them for Easter. That’s only once a year! ;) Especially the design of Christ’s crown’s thorns on the cookies.
StFrancis1982 yes of course you're right! My mom too makes the round cookies :) hope you have the chance to make this recipe with your loved ones cause it is yummy :)
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH BLANCHE AND VERA LOVED THIS SEGMENT
I love you guys, every eid I come back here and watch your video again so I can get the exact measurements and make perfect maamoul :)
Wonderful, happy Eid!
SO... In my life I've made lots of different maamoul recipes. And I just made this recipe. Followed the instructions except I added a little bit of orange blossom water and honest honest... I LOVED THEM. They melt in the mouth, original taste, plus my whole house smells lovely and they do keep their shape. 💯/💯
So great to hear! Thanks for trying them, I am sure your kitchen smells amazing, I know that exact scent!
@@blanchetv shukran habebty 💌
Wow! I'm puerto rican and I'll try to make this recipe! Looks delicious!😋 Thank you!🤝
I have such love for Puerto Rico!! Hope you like the recipe!
So excited to see this demo. I've had a recipe for years and just bought a mold last year in a market in Jordan. I'm making them soon!
Awesome!!
My dad was famous of doing the maamoul and the cookies with dates for the holiday one thing he use to do in one of the maamoul he used to put clean 25cent in one of then and who ever gets it he will have a very good luck I love and miss my dad Easter was his favorite holiday so he can make them kaek and maamoul mine too
Aww your dad sounds adorable! Glad we could bring back good memories of him xo
I had a roommate from Iraq , his mum brought us some of these and I love it. I wanna make it myself.
Now you can! =)
Where can I get Mahlab
@@adampaatpoot4847 Middle eastern or Greek markets should have it, if not you can get it online: amzn.to/3uF3Xhe
These look so scrumptious
Thank you for sharing they are a must for me now.
This is a really special video. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I have memories of watching my aunts make these cookies. Happy Easter - al maseeh gom!
Happy Easter and shukran! Al Maseeh kham!
MMMM........send me some! They look so awesome Blanche! So nice you and your Mom bake together!!
Thanks dear, I need to make more--we finished them all LOL!
Love this video thank you and God bless you
So nice.
Thanks so much for your great recepie.Ahsant and mashaAllah
Cute..both of you ladies...tks for the recipe
i'm gonna learn to make these cookies !!
Awesome, and get some friends or family to help you out--we make an afternoon out of it! ;)
Looks sooooo good! I definitely am gonna try making them
You are welcome! =)
Beautiful
a family friend who is syrian would bring my family these every easter but she moved away a few years back. I just tried these and they are almost identical to hers! I bought coarse semolina, think i maybe needed to have bought fine semolina, but otherwise they're amazing
So glad they worked out for you!! Yes fine semolina is best, but so glad you liked them!
شكرا على الوصفة الله يعطيكم الصحة🙏
Shukran! ;)
Looks delicious! You may want to try adding a tiny amount of chopped walnuts and grated lemon zest to the ‘Ajweh filling. And no need to apologize for using your hands. Clean hands are the best tools for mixing ingredients.
BONITA MAMÁ BONITA LA HIJA GRACIAS POR SU RRECETA
Love your video with mom. Brings back special memories! Love date cookies!💕👏👍
Love this recipe.
Omg ma'moul I love those cookies I've had date filled and pistachio I'm happy you brought ur mom back you guys are great together in the kitchen (:
Wonderful instructions, thank you. This strikes me as something I would not have fun making alone, so I'm going to try to get some other family members interested in doing a mamoul baking party. We already know we love eating them, homemade must be so much better than store bought!
I honestly Love, when your sweet mother vera araj comes to the Channel.😍😘
Big shout from London UK!!! Love the channel Blanche... my daughter and I enjoy watching the recipes! Cheers...
Thanks so much--cheers to you and your daughter from across the pond! =)
Thank you! In addition to my family's traditional Italian cookies, I love to make beautiful cookies from around the world and I can't wait to try these! I bought a mold :D Loved the video
Yay thanks for watching and enjoy!
@@blanchetv such a special recipe
fabulous thank you so much - with love from Australia
Sending love back! =)
I am preparing these recipes.😘
Enjoy! I hope they become a part of your traditions too!
Beautiful!
Iḿ from Panama, and is very nice you share the recipe, You and your mom are very lovely. Thank you specially that is on english help me a lot.
Gracias y bienvenido a nuestra canal!
I LOVE that you are helping to create & pass on traditions & memories with your videos, so awesome, and love when your mom comes over too! Do you think this recipe would work with melted vegan butter instead of ghee?
It might alter the texture, but certainly worth a try--just make sure that once you melt it you add it to the flour only when it's at room temperature, as heated fat will alter the semolina's texture. ;)
Great video! Beautiful lovely ladies! Can’t wait to make, next stop Middle Eastern Store!
You are completely right.😘❤️😍♥️♥️😍
We make cookies that look like this in Italy. They are called Cucciddati or Buccellati. We make them with either an almond filling or a fig filling at Christmas time.
Sounds amazing, love that there are so many similarities among cultures in the Mediterranean!
Thank you so much for this video. My Teta passed away this year, and some of the recipes went with her... I know this is an Easter cookie, but I am going to attempt them for Christmas. THANK YOU!
So sorry to hear about your teta, and she would love it if you continued her legacy. This cookie is great any time of year and if you have any questions let me know!
Taks,very much. Beatifule
EPIC EPIC INDEED MY FAVORITE FAVORITE EPIDODE
YOU ARE A STAR IN THE COOKING WORLD.......BRAVA! BRAAVAAAS
👌...blanche how do you prepare gee.. for mamoul daugh
You guys remind me of my sittie and my aunts --- thank you for making this!
So nice to hear you are very welcome! =)
That was really fancy!
Its amazing 👍😻
Merry Christmas and happy 😃 new year thanks for the video best greetings for your mom
Thank you merry Christmas and blessings for a wonderful new year!
Thank you
Thank you for sharing. This is a very good format. I have the mould which I ordered online but date paste is something I need to make.
You guys are so beautiful, thank you for sharing a bit of your culture. Your recipes are very helpful. God bless you and your family !
Thank you and God bless you too dear! xo
Keep going you guys are doing great
You and your mom are adorable سلم ايديكم وعينكم
Thank you for your classic style, am old school too. Love Maamoul.
Love these videos!
Correct.♥️
Excellent- very tasty thanks.
I need to get hold of the moulds please
Here you go: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BKZTV6M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01BKZTV6M&linkCode=as2&tag=blancheshahee-20&linkId=67f6060b0b42a39f7eedd051c2baf917
Buenos días,me encantó vuestro vídeo de MAAMOUL ,una pregunta dónde puedo encontrar el moldes de color amarillo? Muchas gracias bendiciones.
Mi favoritos son eso: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BKZTV6M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01BKZTV6M&linkCode=as2&tag=blancheshahee-20&linkId=67f6060b0b42a39f7eedd051c2baf917
Y eso tambien: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072QWS4X1/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B072QWS4X1&linkCode=as2&tag=blancheshahee-20&linkId=653fdfaf6931cadc2d9e6679176b4895
So nice you are Christians , that’s why you like to teach the recipe in the right way . Thank you so much
So amazing when I hear from Muslims country you can find also Christians . God bless you
God bless you too! My family is from Bethlehem, which is where Jesus was born. Essentially Palestinian Christians are descended from the very first Christians. ;)
Palestinian Muslims also make these and Middle Eastern ppl in general .
I was recently gifted some home made ones for Ramadan. I never used to like them. Had store brought ones . But now I have changed my mind. They’re delicious and very special work of art for friends and family on a special occasion .
They also remind me of some oriental bicuits and moon cakes. I wonder if there are any influences from East Asia. I like the history of food also .
I will be trying your mother’s recipe soon and leave feedback. Thank you 😊
Excellent, great, wonderful......keep moving....
very nice Masha Allah
Pls. Madam i want to learn how to make MAMMOL. PLS. NEED A RECIPE THANKS A LOT MADAM GOD BLESS U AND YOUR MAMÁ.
BLESSED EASTER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Blanche !
Blessed Easter to you too Ruth!
@@blanchetv THANK YOU GOD is taking care of us because we depend on him he is sooo big we can do that please read and share with your mom psalms chapter m 91 the whole thing not very big chapter but lovely
Will do thank you!
Like your background music, it does not over power your tutorial, thank you, Blanche team...