Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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. After a long day of fasting, aside of the satisfying iftar, a sweet treat is almost always made to enjoy with a cup of. Great recipe for Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt.
Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt:
- Take 500 g phyllo dough sheets, equivalent to 24 sheets
- Take 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
- Prepare - For the ashta cream: prepare ahead of time
- Prepare 2 cups milk
- Get 2 cups whipping cream
- Make ready 6 slices American-style white bread
- Prepare 5 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in ½ cup water
- Make ready - For the sugar syrup:
- Make ready 2 1/2 cups sugar
- Take 1 1/2 cups water
- Get 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Get 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
- Prepare 1 teaspoon rose water
- Prepare For garnishing:
- Take Candied orange blossom, optional
- Take 1/2 cup raw ground pistachios
The good thing is that they can go directly from freezer to fryer. Here is the cream filling (ashta) you prepared. Znoud El Sit are an cream filled crunchy phyllo dessert sweet and so irresistible. Buttery phyllo dough, wrapped around ashta creamy filling, and finished off with fragrant simple syrup.
Instructions to make Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt:
- 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.
- 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
- To prepare the znoud el sitt, cut each phyllo sheet into rectangular strips of 12 cm length and 7 cm width each.
- Put a strip on the table horizontally and another strip over it vertically forming a cross.
- 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.
- 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.
- Immerse each roll in the sugar syrup for a few minutes.
- Decorate with ashta cream, ground pistachio and candied orange blossom and serve at room temperature or cold.
- Note: You can find the recipe 'Ashta cream' under my profile
Znoud el sit (which translate to ladies fingers) are very popular during Ramadan for exactly that reason, they are a quick pick me up and you can rarely just have one. There's something about warm thickened cream encased in pastry that knocks away your self control. This traditional Middle Eastern dessert is often enjoyed on Iftar (a fast-breaking meal) during the holy month of Ramadan. The dish is made with thin sheets of phyllo dough that are wrapped into small elongated rolls while the center is filled with ashta—Levantine version of clotted cream. The rolls are then fried and doused in a thick sugar syrup that is often flavored with orange blossom.
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