Honey Rings ( Qaghaq ta l - Ghasel )

Ingredients

For the pastry

400g flour 

75g semolina

150g margarine

100g sugar

For filling

400g treacle

400g sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa

1 tablespoon semolina

2 tablespoons anisette

rind of an orange 

rind of a lemon

a pinch of ground cloves

1/2 teaspoonful mixed spices 

250 ml water

Method

Place flour and semolina into a bowl . Rub in margarine . Mix in sugar and finally add enough water to form a smooth and manageable pastry

Method

Mix all the ingredients except the semolina into a saucepan and gently bring to the boil . Add the semolina stirring all the time . Simmer until mixture thickness . Remove from heat and cool . Roll out pastry into long strips of 8cm wide and 30cm long . Place filling into middle of each strip . Roll pastry over the filling and join each end of the roll to form a ring . At intervals of 6cm cut small slits in the pastry . Put rings on a floured baking dish and bake in hot oven until golden brown .