Authentic Middle Eastern Maamoul with Dates and Nuts - My Home Made Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups (420 g) fine semolina
• 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (60 g) powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon mahlab, finely ground
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1 cup (225 g) ghee or unsalted butter, melted and warm
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) warm milk
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 10 oz (285 g) date paste
• 1 tablespoon softened butter or ghee
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (115 g) finely chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (120 g) finely chopped pistachios
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting nut-filled cookies