Desserts
ChefFatima Jammoul
Qatayef with Walnuts
Qatayef with walnuts — a successful homemade recipe that’s delightfully crispy. Qatayef are rich desserts, but you can reduce their greasiness by pan-frying them with a little butter instead of deep-frying in lots of oil.
Qatayef with walnuts... one of the most delicious Arab sweets. Some people fry them in a pan with a little butter, others prefer deep-frying in oil — choose according to your preference!!
Ingredients
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- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup fine semolina (also called fine semolina flour)
- 1/2 cup fine cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon yeast
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Filling
- Chopped or coarsely ground walnuts + a splash of orange blossom water
- Syrup (qater / shira)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Syrup
- For more Arabic desserts from Fatima, see Kunafa with Mozzarella Cheese
Method
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- Mix all the qatayef batter ingredients except the baking powder
- ...Let it rest for 30 minutes only, and stir the mixture with a spoon every 10 minutesTimers: 30 min, 10 min
- Add the baking powder just before frying; mix well with a spoon then start frying
- In a nonstick pan, pour the amount of batter you want (depending on the size of the qatayef disc you want)
- When bubbles appear on the disc and the bottom is just slightly colored, lift it from the pan
- Fry the entire batch the same way
- Cover the qatayef with a clean cloth so they stay soft until you finish frying all the discs in the pan
- After finishing, prepare the filling, stuff the discs and close them in a half-moon shape
- Fry them in very hot deep oil until golden
- Remove them from the oil and place them on kitchen paper towels to absorb excess oil
- Dip them in cold syrup for a few seconds, then remove and drain
- Serve them immediately or keep them in the fridge after they cool
- Stir the water, sugar and lemon juice while cold, then put them on the heat
- After boiling, let them simmer for 8 minutes before turning off the heatTimers: 8 min
- Let the syrup cool
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- For more Arabic sweets from Fatima, see: Kunafa with mozzarella
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Kunafa with Mozzarella Cheese
