How to Make Athmaliya Dessert

A clear, detailed, reliable homemade recipe for Athmaliya dessert. The recipe includes how to make the ashta (clotted cream), the sugar syrup (qatir), and the citrus blossom garnish. We hope you enjoy it.

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Half a kilo ready-made athmaliya pastryGhee (samneh)WaterAshta (clotted cream)Lemon blossom for garnishPistachios for garnishSyrup (qatir) for serving

Syrup (qatir) or shireh

4 cups sugar2 cups water2 tablespoons lemon juice1/4 cup orange blossom water

Lemon blossom

1 cup of syrup1/4 cup red orange juiceOrange peel cut into thin slices

Ashta (clotted cream)

3 cups liquid milk2 tablespoons sugar1 teaspoon vanilla1/2 cup butter (120 grams)2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/2 cup water2 cans of ready-made clotted cream (qaymar/ashta)

Syrup

Take one cup of the syrup and put it in a second pot over the heat, then add 1/4 cup red orange juice and the orange peel and stir until they boil slightlyStrain them if a large amount of liquid remainsOver low heat put the milk in a pot with the sugar, vanilla, and butter and stir until they boilIn a cup dissolve the cornstarch in water, then add it to the hot milk and stir until the ashta thickens

Step 1

Grease the bottom and sides of the baking pan with ghee

Cooking notes

Mafrouka dough