Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Halawet El Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls) (Style 3)
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
- • 1 cup fine semolina
- • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- • 1 cup water
- • 200g mozzarella cheese, shredded
- • 300g ashta (clotted cream)
- • 1 cup sugar
- • 1/2 cup water
- • 1 tbsp lemon juice
- • 1 tbsp rose water
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Boil the sugar, water, and lemon juice into a light syrup; cool and add the rose water.
2
Phase 2
Cook the semolina with the butter and 1 cup water into a soft dough, then knead in the mozzarella off the heat until smooth and elastic.
3
Phase 3
While warm, roll the dough between sheets of parchment into a thin rectangle.
4
Phase 4
Spread the ashta over the dough and roll it up into a tight log.
5
Phase 5
Cut into slices, moisten with the syrup, and serve chilled.