Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Desserts and Sweets
Middle Eastern Sweet Pastry (Style 3)
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 3 cups plain flour
- • 150g ghee, warmed
- • 2 tbsp sugar
- • 1/4 cup warm milk
- • 1 tsp instant yeast
- • 1/2 tsp ground mahlab
- • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- • 1/4 tsp salt
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Mix the flour with the salt and mahlab, then rub in the warm ghee until the mixture resembles wet sand.
2
Phase 2
Stir the yeast and sugar into the warm milk and let it foam for 10 minutes.
3
Phase 3
Add the milky yeast to the flour and bring together into a soft dough with minimal kneading; rest 15 minutes.
4
Phase 4
Roll the dough into balls, flatten slightly, and press decorative lines into the tops with a fork or skewer.
5
Phase 5
Brush with a little ghee, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and bake at 180C for 20 minutes until barely golden.
6
Phase 6
Cool completely on a rack and dust with icing sugar before serving.