Bradj

Name: Bradj
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Algerian
Ingredients: 500g fine semolina; 150g melted butter or smen; About 1/2 cup orange blossom water mixed with water; 300g date paste; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; Honey, warmed, for dipping

براج/BRAHJ/

Also known as: Brardj, Bradj Constantinois, Date-Filled Semolina Cakes

About this dish

Semolina diamonds filled with date paste, cooked on a griddle and dipped in honey.

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Ingredients

🌾500g fine semolina

🧈150g melted butter or smen

💧About 1/2 cup orange blossom water mixed with water

🌴300g date paste

🌿1/2 tsp cinnamon

🍯Honey, warmed, for dipping

Method

Serves 3

Rub the melted butter into the semolina with a pinch of salt until every grain is coated. Rest for 30 minutes.

Knead the date paste with the cinnamon and a little butter until soft.

Moisten the semolina gradually with the flower water to form a dough, without overworking it.

Press half the dough flat in a tray, spread the date paste over and cover with the rest. Cut into diamonds.

Cook the diamonds on a dry griddle over low heat until golden on both sides, then dip in warm honey.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bradj (or brardj) is a traditional sweet of eastern Algeria, especially Constantine, often made to celebrate the coming of spring.

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