Qatayef (Levantine Sweet Filled Semolina Pancakes)
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5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Resting Time
4 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
40 pieces
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Syrian
Qatayef (Levantine Sweet Filled Semolina Pancakes)
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Qatayef (or katayef) is a dessert made with crêpes stuffed with pistachio cream, typical of the month of Ramadan in the Arab countries of the Middle East.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 1¼ cup flour
- ⅓ cup semolina extra-fine
- 1½ cup milk or more if necessary, whole
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
For the cream
- 1 cup ricotta cheese or mascarpone
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¾ cup milk whole
- 2 teaspoons semolina extra-fine
- 3 tablespoons orange blossom water (or rose water)
- ½ cup pistachio or finely crushed, chopped
For the syrup
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1½ cup water
- 3 tablespoons orange blossom water (or rose water)
- lemon juice a few drops
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Instructions
Dough
- Dilute the yeast in half of the milk, warmed at 95 F (36°C).
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk all the ingredients together: flour, semolina, remainder of the milk, sugar and yeast diluted in the milk.
- Cover the bowl with a cloth and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature and away from drafts.
- Heat a pan over medium heat.
- Add some batter without spreading out. The goal is to obtain pancakes and cook on one side only until they turn golden.
- Do not place the pancakes on top of each other while they are still hot. And do not cover them right away either. Set aside.
Cream
- Heat the milk, heavy cream and semolina.
- Stir constantly until obtaining a thick cream.
- Cover with plastic wrap on the surface of the cream and set aside in the refrigerator.
- When the cream has completely cooled, whisk in ricotta or mascarpone. Set aside.
Syrup
- In a saucepan, heat the sugar, water and orange blossom water. Bring to a boil and boil for several minutes until the syrup thickens. It must not be colored. Add the lemon.
Assembly
- In the center of a small pancake, place a tablespoon of cream. Fold the crepe in half and pinch to seal the edges but only to two-thirds, in order to get a cone shape.
- Roll the top of the cone in the pistachios.
- Renew the operation until all the pancakes are used.
- Refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Drizzle with syrup when serving.
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