Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Middle Eastern Sweet Pastry (Style 12)
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 250g fresh unsalted curd cheese, crumbled
- • 2 eggs
- • 150g fine semolina
- • 150g plain flour
- • 1 tsp baking powder
- • 400g sugar, for the syrup
- • 300ml water, for the syrup
- • 1 tbsp lemon juice
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Beat the cheese and eggs until smooth, then knead in the semolina, flour, and baking powder into a soft, non-sticky dough.
2
Phase 2
Roll the dough into small walnut-sized balls and flatten each slightly.
3
Phase 3
Bake at 180C for 20 to 25 minutes until lightly golden all over.
4
Phase 4
Meanwhile, boil the syrup sugar, water, and lemon juice for 15 minutes, then let it cool.
5
Phase 5
Drop the hot cookies into the cooled syrup, press briefly under the surface, and leave until they drink the syrup and soften.
6
Phase 6
Drain and serve in paper cups.