Category: Desserts

Ingredients 2 glasses flour 3 glasses water 2.5 glasses of sugar 1 T. spoon pine nuts 125 gr. Margarine un Directions Stir the flour and the pine nuts with a wooden spoon until the color of the nuts turns into a light brown at a very low heat.. Slowly pour the water, sugar and melted margarine mixture 25-35 minutes later. […]

Ingredients FILLING: 2 cups (200 gr) walnuts, finely chopped, 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon PASTRY: 12 frozen filo pastry (strudel) sheets, 1 cup (200 gr) unsalted butter, melted SYRUP: 1 ½ cups (270 gr) sugar, 1 ¼ cups (312 ml) water, juice of ½ lemon GARNISH: ¼ cup (25 gr) ground pistachio nuts or ground walnuts Directions Make […]

Ingredients 100g semolina 2 glasses of water 400g sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 eggs 50g butter 150g cheese curd Directions Boil water and sugar to obtain a syrup and leave it. Grate the cheese and knead with the other ingredients to obtain a dough. Take small pieces of the dough, flatten them slightly and place on an oiled tray. […]

Ingredients 4 cups (1 liter) water GARNISH: 2 tablespoons almonds, blanched and ground 1 tablespoon pistachio nuts, ground Place 4 cups water, orange juice, sugar, orange peels in a saucepan and boil over medium heat. 1 1/2 cups (375 liter) fresh orange juice 1 1/2 cups (270 gr) sugar 1 tablespoon finely grated orange peel (optional) 1/4 (25 gr) cornstarch […]

Ingredients 2 lb (900 gr) quince 6 cloves 2 cups (500 ml) water 2 cinnamon sticks 1/2 lb (225 gr) sugar 1/2 lb (225 gr) whipped cream or Turkish kaymak Directions Wash and peel guinces, cut into halves through the stems. Scoop out stems and seeds. Wrap seeds and peels of one quince in a cheesecloth. Place guince together with […]

Ingredients SYRUP: 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) milk, 2 1/2 cups, (625 ml) water, 2 cups (360 gr) sugar, 1 cup (200 gr) butter or margarine 3 cups (480 gr), semolina 3 tablespoons pine nuts or blanched almonds 1 cup (180 gr) sugar 3 tablespoons c Directions Put milk, water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Set […]

Ingredients 1 lb Phyllo pastry sheets 3/4 lb Sweet butter; melted FILLING:3 c Milk, 1/3 c Sugar, 1/4 ts Salt, 1/2 c Fine grain semolina SYRUP: 2 2/3 c Sugar, 2 c Water, 2 tb Lemon juice Preheat oven to 350 F after the filling has been prepared. Divide the pastry into 2-equal parts. Lay 1 sheet on a well-buttered […]

Ingredients 450 gr dried apricots ½ cups (450 gr) sugar 3 cups (750 ml) water 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 lb (450 gr) heavy whipped cream or kaymak ¾ cup (150 gr) pistachio nuts, grated Directions Soak apricots in cold water overnight. Drain. Heat sugar and water together over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add apricots and cook until apricots […]

Ingredients 300 gr. yassi kadayif 4 eggs 1 1/4 glasses olive oil 1 1/4 glasses ground wheat Syrup: 2 glasses granulated sugar, 1 1/3 glasses water, 1 teaspoon lemon juice Directions Put sugar, water and lemon juice into a pan, and stir over moderate heat until the sugar melts, boil for 10 minutes until it becomes a syrup and leave […]

Ingredients Sugar 2 1/2 cup Water 1 3/4 cup Lemon juice 2 teaspoon Pistachionuts (chopped) 2 3/4 cup Margarine 1 Spoon Kadayif (Shredded pastry) – – 500 gr Directions Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Boil gently for 5 minutes. Add lemon juice; stir. Boil for 1 minute. Set aside. Combine […]