Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Middle Eastern Sweet Pastry (Style 29)
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 4 cups plain flour
- • 1/2 cup sugar
- • 100g unsalted butter, melted
- • 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- • 1 tsp ground mahlab
- • 1 tsp ground anise
- • 1/2 cup warm milk
- • 1/2 cup sesame seeds
- • 1 tbsp honey
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Rub the butter into the flour with the sugar, mahlab, and anise; add the yeast in the warm milk and knead into a soft dough; rest 1 hour.
2
Phase 2
Divide the dough and roll each piece into a rope, joining the ends into rings.
3
Phase 3
Let the rings rest on trays for 20 minutes.
4
Phase 4
Brush with honey diluted in a spoon of water and dip the tops in sesame seeds.
5
Phase 5
Bake at 180C for 15-18 minutes until golden.
6
Phase 6
Cool on a rack until crisp before serving.