Lebanese Sambusik, Date Crescents

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 8 ounces dates
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon rose water

Recipe

• 1 rub the butter into the flour until it is evenly distributed.
• 2 heat milk& sugar, stir until dissolved and cool to lukewarm.
• 3 pour the milk and 1/4 cup olive oil into the flour to form a soft dough.
• 4 knead until smooth.
• 5 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.
• 6 roll out the dough on a lightly floured board to about 1/4" thickness.
• 7 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.
• 8 when completely cool place in cookie tins.