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Pistachio Pasha Sweets
Total time50 min
Prep30 min
Cook20 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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ChefRana Atwi

Pistachio Pasha Sweets

Pistachio Pasha sweets are an extremely easy dessert that require no oven and only a few simple preparations. Try them for your family and guests — they’ll love them.

Pistachio Pasha sweets are very easy and delicious — give them a try!

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup plain, unfilled biscuits
  • 1 cup Aleppo pistachios (shelled pistachios)
  • 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1 medium spoon rose water
  • 1 medium spoon orange blossom water
  • 1/4 teaspoon green food coloring - optional
  • Turn the Pistachio Pasha dough ball out, place the pieces on a serving plate, and sprinkle a little powdered sugar on them
  • For more delicious Lebanese sweets here is the link: Layali Lebanon dessert
  • Kunafa with toast bread and mozzarella cheese

Method

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  1. Grind the biscuits into a fine powder.
  2. Grind the pistachios as well until you have a fine mixture.
  3. Mix all ingredients together, then knead well until a cohesive dough forms.
  4. Shape the Pistachio Pasha dough into small balls.
  5. Lightly oil an maamoul mold and press each dough ball into the mold to form the desired shape.
  6. Remove the shaped sweets, arrange them on a serving plate and dust lightly with powdered sugar.

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianEgg freeMediumBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Layali Lubnan Dessert
  • Toast Bread Knafeh with Mozzarella

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