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Güllaç Recipe
Güllaç is a light, milky and fluffy Turkish dessert made with layers of paper-thin sheets soaked in sweetened warm milk and garnished with nuts and pomegranate seeds.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 15 portions
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Turkish
Ingredients
- 250 g Güllaç leaves (around 10)
- 1 ½ l full fat milk
- 500 g sugar
- 150 g chopped walnuts, pistachio or hazelnuts
- ½ cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
Preparing the Milk
- Place the milk and sugar in a medium-sized pan and bring it to a boil over medium heat.
- Whisk occasionally, making sure the sugar dissolves and then take the pan off the heat.
- Let it cool down to room temperature before starting to layer the sheets.
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Layering the Gullac
- Trim a Güllaç sheet to fit your serving dish size of 35cm x 25 cm (14" x 10") and lay it on the bottom, shiny side up.
- Pour a ladle of the milk mixture on top and wait until most of the liquid is absorbed.
- Repeat the same with five sheets and then sprinkle on some nuts.
- Put the other five sheets on top of the nuts, making sure you soak each of them with sweetened milk.
- When you finish with the leaves, pour the rest of the milk on them.
- Cover the dish and refrigerate it for a couple of hours before garnishing and serving.
Garnishing and Serving
- Remove the dish from the fridge and portion the Gullac. I usually have 15 portions out of this recipe but you can have smaller or bigger portions if you prefer.
- Garnish your dessert just before serving as the white colour of Gullac might change when added pomegranate seeds or pistachio nuts.
Notes
- Make sure to bring the milk to room temperature before adding it to the gullac leaves to avoid the dessert getting soggy!
- You can keep the leftovers for up to five days refrigerated in an airtight container.
- I wouldn't recommend freezing Güllaç!
Nutrition Information
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
39mg
(2%)
Potassium
208mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
164IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
134mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15portions
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 39mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 208mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 164IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 134mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.