Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Middle Eastern Sweet Pastry (Style 17)
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 400g plain flour
- • 1 tbsp instant yeast
- • 1 large egg
- • 200ml warm milk
- • 150g ghee, melted
- • 2 tbsp nigella seeds
- • 150g honey, warmed
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Knead the flour, yeast, egg, warm milk, and a pinch of salt into a soft dough and rest for 1 hour until doubled.
2
Phase 2
Divide into 6 balls and roll each as thin as a sheet of paper on a floured surface.
3
Phase 3
Stack the sheets in a buttered round pan, brushing each generously with melted ghee and keeping the final sheet slightly thicker to seal the top.
4
Phase 4
Bake at 200C for 20 to 25 minutes until puffed and deep golden.
5
Phase 5
Brush the hot pastry with the remaining ghee, sprinkle the nigella seeds over, and pour the warm honey across the top.
6
Phase 6
Rest for 5 minutes, then pull the layers apart by hand and serve warm.