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Lebanese Sambusik, Date Crescents

Lebanese Sambusik, Date Crescents Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched butter, without salt milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d sugars, granulated oil, olive, salad or cookin...

Lebanese Sambusik, Date Crescents

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
butter, without salt
milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d
sugars, granulated
oil, olive, salad or cooking
dates, deglet noor
butter, without salt
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Rub the butter into the flour until it is evenly distributed.
Heat milk& sugar, stir until dissolved and cool to lukewarm.
Pour the milk and 1/4 cup olive oil into the flour to form a soft dough.
Knead until smooth.
Chop the dates and put in a pan with 1/4 cup butter, cook over medium heat, stirring until the mixture is combined and forms a paste Remove from heat and add the rose water, stir to blend.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board to about 1/4" thickness.
Cut into 2" circles, place a teasp of the date filling in the centre and fold over to form a crescent, crimp the edges with a fork to seal Place Samusik on ungreased baking sheets and bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown Place on a rack to cool.
When completely cool place in cookie tins.