Atayef Pancakes Ricotta Dark Chocolate and Orange

Name: Atayef Pancakes Ricotta Dark Chocolate and Orange
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 serving
Ingredients: 6 whole pancakes or Atayef; 200 gram ricotta; 25 gram dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 20 gram castor sugar; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 125 ml cream, heavy or thickened; 500 ml vegetable or plain oil for frying; 125 ml fresh squeezed orange juice; 100 gram caster sugar; 30 gram pistachios chopped

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Cook Time
mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings
6
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Middle Eastern

Atayef Pancakes Ricotta Dark Chocolate and Orange

Iris Warren

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This is a spin on a Middle eastern dessert common around Ramadan

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Ingredients

Servings

A 5-6 cm deep frypan for shallow frying

6 whole pancakes or Atayef
200 gram ricotta
25 gram dark chocolate, roughly chopped
20 gram castor sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
125 ml cream, heavy or thickened
500 ml vegetable or plain oil for frying

Orange Syrup

125 ml fresh squeezed orange juice
100 gram caster sugar
30 gram pistachios chopped

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Instructions

Put the orange juice and the sugar into a small pot and simmer for several minutes till the sugar is melted and the syrup has reduced by a third.
Heat the fry pan and add the pistachios and toss for 2 minutes until the nuts are toasted and lightly coloured. Cool
Put the zest, ricotta, sugar and cream into a food processor and mix till combined. Put into a bowl and mix in the chopped chocolate.
Put a heaped spoon of ricotta into each pancake and seal by pressing the edges together well. Heat the oil in a frypan . ( this can be as shallow as you like). Fry on each side till crispy. Drain on paper.
Serve with the orange syrup and orange segments