Treacle Rings

One of the most common sweets in Malta are the ‘Kaghak tal Ghasel’, translated as Treacle Rings. These are rings of pastry which are filled with black treacle, marmalade, grated orange peel, and spices.


Ingredients

1kg of Treacle
water ( fill treacle jar with water)
3 tablespoon of sugar
400grms of semolina
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 orange rind ( thinly cut)
1/2 lemon rind (thinly cut)
1/2 mandarin rind (thinly cut)

Method

Boil treacle and water. Add sugar and all ingredients slowly. Keep mixing constantly

Pastry

Sift flour, then add butter and mix together. Add egg yolk . make a well in the middle and add water as you need it. Roll out dough thinly.
Roll treacle filling like a log and put into pastry. Make into a circle shape and make a few slits on top of the pastry. Cook on 180dgs for 20-30 mins until golden brown.