Almond Sweet Sambousek Recipe

Sambousek is famous in the middle east as an appetizer dish, but this recipe will show you how to make it as a dessert "Sweet Sambousek with almond", Enjoy!

Preparation time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 7 minutes

Ingredients

For the dough:

• 1½ cups plain flour or 210 g
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground mahlab
• ½ cup butter or 100 g, softened
• ½ cup water or 125 ml

For the stuffing:

• 1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
• 1 tablespoon corn flour
• 1 cup ground almonds or 100 g
• ½ cup pine seeds or 50 g, ground
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 1 cup sugar syrup or 250 ml
• 2 cups oil for deep frying

Preparation

• Place flour in a deep bowl, add sugar, salt, Mahlab and mix well. Add butter then rub the butter with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Gradually add little quantities of water and mix thoroughly until a dough forms. Cover with kitchen cloth and set aside for 1 hour.
• To prepare the stuffing, place NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk and corn flour in a saucepan. Bring to boil under constant stirring and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Add ground almond, pine seeds, cinnamon powder and rosewater to the mixture. Stir well and set aside to cool.
• Roll the dough into round 3 millimeters thick pastry. Using a medium size cup, cut round pieces of the dough. Place 1 full teaspoon of the almond mixture in the center of each piece and seal the edges by twisting them.
• Deep-fry the sweet sambousek in 180°C preheated oil for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove the almond sambousek from the oil and immediately dip them in the syrup. Serve cold.

Cooking tips : You can bake the sambousek in 190°C preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown then immediately dip them in the syrup.

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Othmaliye Bil-Kishta and Strawberry Recipe

Enjoy preparing desserts the Oriental way, try an easy recipe to make Othmaliye Bil-Kishta and Strawberry!

Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour, 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 250 g othmaliye dough, readymade
• ½ cup ghee or 125 ml, melted

For the filling:

• 1 tin NESTLÉ® Cream or 170 g
• 2 cups milk or 500 ml
• 1/3 cup corn flour or 40 g
• 1 tablespoon blossom water
• 1 cup strawberries or 200 g, cut into slices
• 1 cup sugar syrup or 250 ml

Preparation

• Cover the bottom of a round 25cm baking tin with half the quantity of othmaliye dough. Pour ½ quantity of melted ghee over the dough (reserve the remaining half of melted ghee) and bake in a 200˚C preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until dough is golden brown in color. Remove from the oven and carefully take the crusted dough out and place it on a flat platter.
• In the same baking tin, cover the bottom with the rest of the dough and pour the remaining melted ghee and bake again in the oven in the same way. Remove and place on a separate flat platter.
• Meanwhile, add NESTLÉ® Cream , milk and corn flour to a large saucepan, bring to boil with constant stirring then simmer for 1-2 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir with orange blossom water. Allow to cool at room temperature. (Cover with cling film to avoid the top drying up).
• Stir the cooled cream well until very smooth. Spread the cream mixture over the first part of the baked dough. Arrange sliced strawberries on top of the cream then place the second part of the baked dough on top.
• Slice and serve with the sugar syrup.

Serving tips : Decorate the top with clicks of whipped cream, crushed pistachio and strawberries.

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Basbousa with Pistachio Recipe

If you like Basbousa try it with Pistachio, get the taste of oriental cuisine using an easy recipe to prepare Basbousa

Ingredients - Serves 10

• 1 cup butter or 200 g, melted
• 1 tin NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk or 397 g
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups semolina or 320 g
• 1½ cups pistachio nuts or 210 g, finely chopped

For the syrup:

• 2 cups sugar or 400 g
• 1½ cups water or 375 ml
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon rose water

Preparation

• In a bowl, combine butter, NESTLÉ® Sweetened Condensed Milk and baking powder and stir well. Add semolina and mix until well-combined.
• Sprinkle chopped pistachio evenly in a 28cm x 24cm baking tin. Pour semolina mixture over the pistachio and level it.
• Bake in a 190°C preheated oven for 35 minutes or until top is golden.
• Remove from oven and pour cooled syrup on top. Place in fridge to completely cool then cut into diamond shapes and serve.
  

To prepare the syrup:

• Place sugar and water in a saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rosewater.

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