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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

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

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

@n.2488

Жыл бұрын

Same

@cocotte4444

7 ай бұрын

You made me cry. God bless you

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 :')

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 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!

Your mom knows how to cook. She has that passion.

Love this video. This brings back memories of me helping my mom decorate when I was younger.

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH BLANCHE AND VERA LOVED THIS SEGMENT

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.

@blanchetv

3 ай бұрын

So glad and Eid Mubarak to you and your family!

Thank you for sharing this! Your mom is very beautiful. I'll make these cookies on Eid inshaAllah

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.

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

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 =)

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!

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

Aww I am so sorry to hear that Amelia. Sending my condolences your way and may your mother's memory be eternal. xo

@GracielaJatar

Жыл бұрын

Que delicias de la familia me recuerda mucho a mi abuelita ❤ gracias por compartirnos 😊

So I used your recipe and it’s turned out very good for first time making them they are very good thank u

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.

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

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.😘

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 ❤️

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

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!

MMMM........send me some! They look so awesome Blanche! So nice you and your Mom bake together!!

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks dear, I need to make more--we finished them all LOL!

Use orange blossom water for the walnuts and pistachio filling and put ghee and syrup instead of sugar

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 (:

Thank you for sharing they are a must for me now.

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.)

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 adore this recipe and video!! Thank you so much.

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!

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

Love your video with mom. Brings back special memories! Love date cookies!💕👏👍

Great video! Beautiful lovely ladies! Can’t wait to make, next stop Middle Eastern Store!

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.

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!!

@blanchetv

5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!!

Thank you! Love the recipe

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 :)

@blanchetv

5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, happy Eid!

I must say mom and daughter are soo gorgeous and like two best friends. Beautiful recipe

Wow! I'm puerto rican and I'll try to make this recipe! Looks delicious!😋 Thank you!🤝

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

I have such love for Puerto Rico!! Hope you like the recipe!

Looks sooooo good! I definitely am gonna try making them

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! =)

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!

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

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 KZread family!

I honestly Love, when your sweet mother vera araj comes to the Channel.😍😘

You brought back lots of memories from my child hood thank you

ابداع ،ذوق، نظافه،!! اناقة وأصالة!!! والرب يبارك حياتكم 👌

@user-sc1gt3hj8u

3 жыл бұрын

اكتبلي المقادير بلعربي

Thanks so much for your great recepie.Ahsant and mashaAllah

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

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

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. ;)

@luluah1198

Жыл бұрын

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 😊

Thanks for sharing your family recipe.

These look so scrumptious

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🙏🏻✨

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

Hope you and your family enjoy this recipe! ;)

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 .

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

Great, happy Eid!

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!

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

Happy Easter and shukran! Al Maseeh kham!

Such an amazing recipe which seems healthy and easy at the same time ❤️

Love this video thank you and God bless you

First of all your both gorgeous. Tonight I am preparing my fillings for Mamool. I miss my mom right now. Thank you for this. ❤

@blanchetv

Жыл бұрын

Thank you and hope you enjoy the recipe, hope this brings back great memories of your mom!

Thank you for your classic style, am old school too. Love Maamoul.

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

@blanchetv

4 ай бұрын

Praying for you--hope the batch works! My mom has left the dough out for as long as 3 days and it worked beautifully!

Ohhh you brought so much memories with these mamoul recipe, I love those cookies and the smell when in the oven brings me back to childhood.

Love classic recipes and especially with Mama.

@blanchetv

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! 😘

Yummy just in time for Ramadan! Love from Muscat Oman

Love your recipes and videos. They are the closest to my family’s cooking! ❤️ 🇵🇸

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear! ;)

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?

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

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. ;)

Thanks for sharing wonderful recipe👌🏻

Love malmoul thank you for taking me back when I was 5yrs old 😋😊

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

Aww wonderful to hear!

Thank you. I loved to know that you eat these during Easter only.

@rashajouhar3613

6 жыл бұрын

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

@StFrancis9

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@rashajouhar3613

6 жыл бұрын

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 :)

Big shout from London UK!!! Love the channel Blanche... my daughter and I enjoy watching the recipes! Cheers...

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much--cheers to you and your daughter from across the pond! =)

Love these videos!

You both are awesome!

Amazing taste ya Blanche ... Thank you for giving me some to try last week ...my husband loved the 2 kinds .. He is waiting for me to do your recipe before Easter to share with our friends ... Happy Mother's Day yo your great mom too..

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

Shukran habibtee, so glad you and your husband liked it, will pass the message to my mom xoxo

Excellent, great, wonderful......keep moving....

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 !

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and God bless you too dear! xo

Cute..both of you ladies...tks for the recipe

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.

@blanchetv

5 жыл бұрын

Gracias y bienvenido a nuestra canal!

Great recipe I love it I always follow this recipe when I make mehmool

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you like it! =)

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. 💯/💯

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

So great to hear! Thanks for trying them, I am sure your kitchen smells amazing, I know that exact scent!

@FR-ud4ux

3 жыл бұрын

@@blanchetv shukran habebty 💌

Yes more like this.

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!

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

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!

So sweet boht you boht, and thank you so much for this recipe ❤love from Pakistan.

Love this recipe.

Merry Christmas and happy 😃 new year thanks for the video best greetings for your mom

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you merry Christmas and blessings for a wonderful new year!

I tried the recipe, and it turned out amazing! It tastes exactly like the cookies my friend brought me from meccah. Greetings from Turkey! :)

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for your feedback!!

Taks,very much. Beatifule

Dear blanche, thank you for your ma'amoul.😄 I Will make this recipe.😘

Like your background music, it does not over power your tutorial, thank you, Blanche team...

Good morning, you are both absolutely wonderful you and your mother, thank you for this delicious recipe of maamoul. I wish you the best...💕

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! )

Keep going you guys are doing great

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.

معجون التمر looks yumi, def would try, thank you

@amira76543

5 жыл бұрын

Tried this. It was yummy! Just like Teta’s.

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

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

So glad they worked out for you!! Yes fine semolina is best, but so glad you liked them!

You guys remind me of my sittie and my aunts --- thank you for making this!

@blanchetv

2 жыл бұрын

So nice to hear you are very welcome! =)

Beautiful!

i'm gonna learn to make these cookies !!

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, and get some friends or family to help you out--we make an afternoon out of it! ;)

Its amazing 👍😻

I'm Italian and just love cooking and baking international delicacies! These look amazing. Already made my trip to local markets to pick up a few items. One grocer didn't know what mahleb was lolll. I told her neither did I! Found it at another market. Waiting for my molds to ship. Hope they are the right ones! Thank you! :-)

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy this recipe, so impressed that you managed to find mahleb!

fabulous thank you so much - with love from Australia

@blanchetv

11 ай бұрын

Sending love back! =)

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.

@blanchetv

6 ай бұрын

Sounds amazing, love that there are so many similarities among cultures in the Mediterranean!

EPIC EPIC INDEED MY FAVORITE FAVORITE EPIDODE YOU ARE A STAR IN THE COOKING WORLD.......BRAVA! BRAAVAAAS

I had a roommate from Iraq , his mum brought us some of these and I love it. I wanna make it myself.

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

Now you can! =)

@adampaatpoot4847

3 жыл бұрын

Where can I get Mahlab

@blanchetv

3 жыл бұрын

@@adampaatpoot4847 Middle eastern or Greek markets should have it, if not you can get it online: amzn.to/3uF3Xhe

Thank you so much!!

I love this!!!! This is wonderful! Happy Easter to you and your lovely family!!! Please do a video on ghee. Thank you again!!! God bless!

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Suha!!

@suhasweiss4074

6 жыл бұрын

blanchetv Most welcome ❤️😙

You are completely right.😘❤️😍♥️♥️😍

BLESSED EASTER TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Blanche !

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

Blessed Easter to you too Ruth!

@ruthstagnitta274

4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

Will do thank you!

That was really fancy!

Very nice show, love mom & dauthers loving relationship.love the cookie moulds. Where can i buy those cookie moulds? i really love them.

Awww!! This totally brings back memories of making these in the kitchen with my mom!! And id always be the one doing the decorating too 😂 so glad I finally got around to watching this. Your mom killed me with the “mom, what kind of flavor would you say Mahlab imparts?” “It’s a.... ok just add it” 😂😂 love it! Also, sometimes these aren’t my favorite only because sometimes they get so dry, but your dough looked BEAUTIFUL! I’m glad you posted this so I can use your dough recipe! Kol sana e entu Salmeen ❤️

@blanchetv

6 жыл бұрын

Haha you caught that one...so I did the research to add the graphic on what flavor it gives LOL! This dough recipe is freakin amazing, hope you get the chance to try it, thanks for watching! ;)

@varaj52

6 жыл бұрын

I did not mean to ignore the question but I could not think of another spice to relate to that would describe what mahlab is like. I hope you try the recipy with or without mahlab and I hope you like it. Sahtein.

You and your mom are adorable سلم ايديكم وعينكم

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

@blanchetv

4 жыл бұрын

Aww your dad sounds adorable! Glad we could bring back good memories of him xo