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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Cakes => Topic started by: cookie1 on August 02, 2013, 06:15:03 am
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Old Fashioned Pillow Biscuits
Makes 16-24 depending on size
Ingredients
75g fine semolina
200g plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
50g ground almonds
70g caster sugar
100g butter
1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
1 egg
about 1 teaspoon rosewater and orange flower water. I used a little less rose water and about ½ teaspoon orange essence
Filling
500g dates
50-70g butter, soft
1 teaspoon allspice
Preparation
Melt butter and molasses, 50 degrees, speed 2 until melted.
Put semolina, flour, baking powder, salt, almonds, and sugar into a mixing bowl and mix well.
Add this to the melted mix in *:. Knead until like breadcrumbs. Doesn't take long.
Add egg, rosewater and orange essence and knead until it begins to come together.
Leave covered 1-2 hours so that the semolina can absorb the moisture.
Filling
Place dates, butter and allspice into *:. Mix at speed 6 or 7 until it is combined. You may need the spatula. If it is soft, chill it.
Roll dough out approx. 20cm x 18cm. Cut into ½ lengthways. Place a 1/4 of the date mix down like a sausage roll. Roll dough over it like a sausage roll. Do the same for the rest of the dough and date mix. You will have 4 'snakes' of dough.
Cut each into 4-6 pieces. I did 6..
Bake at 200 degrees for 15-20 minutes. They do catch a bit on the edges as you can see in the photo.
Photo
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/02/ba5ydaty.jpg)
Tweaks
This is based on a Dan Lepard recipe. I have reduced the sugar and butter in the recipe and made a few subtle changes.
members' comments
Lucyluu - I was a bit dubious about the rose water and orange flower water but they are not as flowery as I thought they would be. I didn't have any pomegranate molasses so I used golden syrup instead. They taste fine. I used a spiced apple filling instead of the dates simply because I had some. Thanks for another lovely recipe cookie.
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I can't see the photo for some reason ???
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Gosh you are quick :D ;). I had just gone to tapatalk to add in the photo. You should be able to see it now.
These are truly delicious. We have eaten them all.
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They look wonderful Cookie. Will definitely be making them. :D
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Nice looking parcels Cookie, I hope you weren't hoping to take some away with you.
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Ah can see them now. Mmn look good. Must make them
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My DH's favourite ,thanks cookie
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must make, they look yumm
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Made these yesterday, I was a bit dubious about the rose water and orange flower water but they are not as flowerery as I thought they would be. I didn't have any pomegranite molasses so I used golden syrup instead. They taste fine. I used a spiced apple filling instead of the dates simply because I had some.
Thanks for another lovely recipe cookie.
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I love your variations. I must try them.
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These look good, must make them soon. Thanks Cookie
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Thanks Cookie. These will be the next biscuits I make.