Makmur

Ingredients
1kg flour

160g caster sugar
400g QBB ghee (or just enough to form dough)
1.5 tsp green colorings (optional) 

powder sugar for dusting

for fillings
150-200g ground peanuts/cashew nuts (I use ready unsalted cashews)
80g fine or icing sugar 

Directions

• mix ground nuts and caster sugar for fillings and put aside
• combine flour, caster sugar and ghee to form soft dough... add green color as desired
• take about a tablespoon of dough and form a small bowl and fill it with the nuts
• cover the nuts and form an oval shape like dates
• using pincher, make design on the dough like a leaf
• bake in preheated oven at 160 degrees C for 20-25mins
• once cooled, dust with powder sugar

Foodnote
Every year for Hari Raya I must make kueh makmur which means prosperity. I like to color my makmur green because I personally think it should look like a leaf and green is a soothing color for muslims... reminds us of heaven *wink wink*. Also because I am boyan daun pakau jeng jeng jeng... eerrk hhmmm

Hey... I need to have more green coloring lah. The baking and powder sugar makes my leaves pale aarrgghhh!!! Haiz, at least my eldest brother says it is very yummeh...