Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Sahlab 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
- • 1 1/4 cups warm water
- • 1 cup ashta (clotted cream)
- • 2 tbsp finely crushed pistachios
- • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Whisk the flour, semolina, yeast, sugar, salt, and warm water into a thin pancake batter; rest 30 minutes until foamy.
2
Phase 2
Ladle small rounds onto a hot nonstick frying pan over medium heat; cook one side only until the top is dry and honeycombed, without flipping.
3
Phase 3
Stack the qatayef under a clean towel so they stay soft and pliable.
4
Phase 4
Spoon ashta down the centre of each round and fold into an open half-moon, pressing the edges to hold the shape.
5
Phase 5
Arrange on a platter, sprinkle generously with crushed pistachios and cinnamon, and serve.