Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Halawet El Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls) (Style 2)
Chef's Menu Description
Layers of crisp golden filo pastry or delicate semolina cake, soaked in aromatic orange blossom honey syrup and crowned with crushed pistachios.
Ingredients
- • 250g plain flour
- • 2 eggs
- • 500ml milk
- • 125ml water
- • 200g walnuts, finely chopped
- • 400g sugar, for the syrup
- • 300ml water, for the syrup
- • 1 tbsp lemon juice
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Whisk the flour, eggs, milk, and the first measure of water into a thin, smooth crepe batter; rest for 20 minutes.
2
Phase 2
Fry ladlefuls of batter in a lightly oiled pan into thin crepes, stacking them on a plate.
3
Phase 3
Scatter chopped walnuts along the centre of each crepe and roll it up tightly.
4
Phase 4
Boil the sugar, the second measure of water, and lemon juice for 15 minutes into a medium syrup and keep it hot.
5
Phase 5
Arrange the rolls in a serving dish and pour the hot syrup over them so they soak through.
6
Phase 6
Serve at room temperature with clotted cream and pistachios.