[Sca-cooks] Cookie Exchange: Medieval Date Cookies

[Sue Clemenger]

Anahita, they sound really yummy (and a clever adaptation, too!).
Would you please consider giving us the recipe for the Vietnamese
banana-coconut bread, too? I'd wanted to try that for some friends....
--Maire, shameless beggar of recipes <g>

lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> Here's what i'm making for the cooking exchange. I was concerned that
> the Vietnamese banana-coconut bread would get moldy before it got to
> folks.
>
> This is an adaptation of a Medieval Middle Eastern recipe called
> Irnin, which are rather like Mamoul - dough placed in a round mold,
> stuffed with nuts or date puree, the "cakes" closed over the filling,
> and baked.
>
> Because the thought of making over 120 little dough balls and
> stuffing each by hand is just overwhelming to me, I'm simplifying by
> spreading a layer of fine semolina dough in a sheet pan, then a layer
> of seasoned date puree, and topped with a layer of semolina dough. As
> soon as they come out of the oven, i cut them into squares.
>