Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Halawet El Jibn Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 1 cup fine semolina
- • 3/4 cup water
- • 1 tbsp sugar
- • 250g mozzarella, shredded
- • 150g ricotta cheese
- • 1 cup ashta or thick whipped cream
- • 1 cup qatr (sugar syrup)
- • 1 tsp orange blossom water
- • 2 tbsp pistachios, crushed
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Bring the water, sugar, and semolina to a gentle simmer, stirring until it pulls away from the pan into a soft ball.
2
Phase 2
Add the mozzarella and stir over low heat until it melts and the dough turns stretchy and smooth.
3
Phase 3
While warm, roll the dough between two sheets of parchment into a thin 30x40cm rectangle.
4
Phase 4
Mix the ricotta with the ashta and orange blossom water; spread over the dough and roll it up tightly into a log. Chill for 1 hour.
5
Phase 5
Cut the chilled log into 3cm pieces and arrange on a platter.
6
Phase 6
Drizzle with qatr and scatter with crushed pistachios.