Qaghaq Tal-Ghasel ( Treacle Rings )
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Pastries
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

---PASTRY
16 ounces flour
4 ounces butter
4 ounces semolina
8 ounces margerine
4 ounces sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 Cup milk -- as needed
---FILLING
16 ounces treacle
2 tablespoons cocoa
8 ounces sugar
1 medium grated rind of lemon
1 medium grated rind or orange
4 whole cloves
3 tablespoons anisette
2 tablespoons semolina
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1/3 pint water
 

Preparation:

Maltese Christmas Dessert. Mix the semolina, flour, margerine and sugar. Add the milk and yolk. Knead the dough well until smooth. Mix the treacle with the cocoa,sugar,lemon and orange rind, cloves, anisette,spice and water. Put in a pan and simmer until it thickens. Gradually add the semolina. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool. Roll out the pastry into long thin strips, put some of the mixture in the middle, roll pastry to form long tubes. Form each tube into a ring, cut slits with a sharp knife and bake until golden brown.

 

Nutritional Information:

4033 Calories (kcal); 103g Total Fat; (23% calories from fat); 53g Protein; 708g Carbohydrate; 461mg Cholesterol; 963mg Sodium