Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Street Food and Wraps
Baklava Street Wrap
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
- • 300g strong white flour
- • 1 tsp instant yeast
- • 1 tsp sugar
- • 250ml warm water
- • 300g sugar, for syrup
- • 1 tsp lemon juice
- • Oil for deep frying
- • 1 tsp ground cinnamon, to dust
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Simmer the syrup sugar with 300ml water and the lemon juice 10 minutes, then cool completely.
2
Phase 2
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, and water into a sticky batter; cover and rest 1 hour.
3
Phase 3
Drop spoonfuls of batter into oil at 170C and fry until deep golden and crisp.
4
Phase 4
Transfer the hot lokma straight into the cold syrup for 1 minute.
5
Phase 5
Pile onto plates, dust with cinnamon, and serve.