Maamoul (oriental cakes filled with walnut and date paste)

Ingredients:

• 200 g flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 30 g butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 15 g crushed walnuts
• 15 g pine nuts
• 30 g powdered sugar
• Icing sugar
• 30g dates

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• In a bowl, mix the flour, water and lemon to make a homogeneous dough.
• In a blender, mix the walnuts, pine nuts, dates and powdered sugar to make the filling.
• Take a ball of dough. Make a hole with your finger. Fill with stuffing and close tightly.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. They must not brown.
• Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.

The nutritionist's advice:

Oriental pastries are sweet and high in fat but they accompany all family events. Save them for special occasions so that they are only eaten occasionally.