Qatayef Cones with Cream

Complete recipe for making the best fried qatayef filled with homemade cream. These qatayef are shaped into cones, deep-fried, then filled — give them a try!

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Sugar syrup (qater or shira) for serving

Qatayef batter

1 1/2 cups flour1/2 cup fine semolina1 tablespoon sugar1 tablespoon instant yeast1 tablespoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon starch — gives fried qatayef extra crispness2 cups warm water, more or less as needed depending on the batter and type of flour to obtain a soft batter

Cream

Qareesh (cottage-style) cheese

2 liters milk1 cup plain yogurt1 small cup white vinegar

Cooked cream

2 cups milk2 tablespoons flour1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch1 tablespoon orange blossom waterNote: You can substitute the cooked cream with one can of ready-made clotted cream

How to make homemade cream

Cooked cream

For more of Fatima's delicious sweets, here is her Halawat al-Jibn cheese dessertTo make qatayef rounds with cheese, click the link: Method for making qatayef discs with cheese

Step 1

Put the yeast, sugar, and baking powder in the mixing bowl, then add the remaining batter ingredients.

Cooking notes

حلاوة الجبن الشلل
طريقة تحضير قرص القطايف بالجبنة