Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt
Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt

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Great recipe for Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt. Those are phyllo rolls that are filled with ashta cream then fried and sweetened with sugar syrup. They are best eaten right out of the fryer when they are still crunchy. In Arabic, znoud el sitt means the lady's arms:.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt:
  1. Get 500 g phyllo dough sheets, equivalent to 24 sheets
  2. Take 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
  3. Get - For the ashta cream: prepare ahead of time
  4. Get 2 cups milk
  5. Take 2 cups whipping cream
  6. Make ready 6 slices American-style white bread
  7. Get 5 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in ½ cup water
  8. Take - For the sugar syrup:
  9. Take 2 1/2 cups sugar
  10. Take 1 1/2 cups water
  11. Get 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  12. Make ready 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
  13. Take 1 teaspoon rose water
  14. Prepare For garnishing:
  15. Make ready Candied orange blossom, optional
  16. Make ready 1/2 cup raw ground pistachios

Znoud el-sit could be translated to 'lady's upper arms'. They are rolls of phyllo dough, stuffed with milk cream then fried. Finally, they are dipped in sugar syrup, flavored with blossom water before being sprinkled with crushed pistachios. It is a very popular pastry in the Middle East, it can be found in Arab countries, Iran, Turkey but also in Greece and the Balkans.

Steps to make Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt:
  1. To prepare the sugar syrup: put the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Leave to boil then add the lemon juice and keep on medium heat for 10 minutes until the syrup thickens. Add the orange blossom water and rose water. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.
  2. To prepare the ashta cream: Cut off the edges of the bread. Discard. Cut in dices the soft white part. Place the bread dices in a saucepan and pour the milk and whipping cream over them. Let the bread dices soak in the milk and cream mixture for at least 2 hr in the refrigerator. Put the saucepan on medium heat and, with a wooden spoon, start stirring the bread and milk mixture. Once the milk starts heating, add the water-dissolved cornstarch. Continue stirring until the mixture thickens. Once d
  3. To prepare the znoud el sitt, cut each phyllo sheet into rectangular strips of 12 cm length and 7 cm width each.
  4. Put a strip on the table horizontally and another strip over it vertically forming a cross.
  5. Put 1 tablespoon of ashta cream in the middle of the upper strip, fold over the 2 sides and roll the lower strip over the folded one.
  6. In a deep frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and fry the rolls in batches until they turn golden. Place them on a kitchen absorbent paper.
  7. Immerse each roll in the sugar syrup for a few minutes.
  8. Decorate with ashta cream, ground pistachio and candied orange blossom and serve at room temperature or cold.
  9. Note: You can find the recipe 'Ashta cream' under my profile

Finally, they are dipped in sugar syrup, flavored with blossom water before being sprinkled with crushed pistachios. It is a very popular pastry in the Middle East, it can be found in Arab countries, Iran, Turkey but also in Greece and the Balkans. Sweet Ashta (cream) wrapped in crispy phyllo dough and drenched in a rose-water syrup, Znoud El Sit are an irresistible dessert. This homemade recipe takes some dedication, but the end result is so worth it! Znoud El Sit in Arabic translates to "the upper arms of a woman." A silly name, I have heard they are named for the similarity in shape.

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