Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Qamar Al Din Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 2 cups plain flour
- • 1/2 cup fine semolina
- • 2 tsp instant yeast
- • 1 tbsp sugar
- • 1/4 tsp salt
- • 2 cups warm water
- • 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped
- • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 1 1/2 cups sugar syrup (qater), for soaking
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Blend the flour, semolina, yeast, sugar, salt, and water until smooth; rest 30-45 minutes until foamy.
2
Phase 2
Pour small rounds onto an ungreased hot pan; cook one side only until the top dries and is full of holes; stack under a towel.
3
Phase 3
Mix the walnuts with the cinnamon; fold each pancake into a half-moon and pinch the edges sealed.
4
Phase 4
Deep-fry at 180C until golden, or bake brushed with butter at 200C.
5
Phase 5
Dip the hot qatayef in room-temperature syrup and serve at once.