Desserts
ChefWutfa Hani Rahal
Homemade Qatayef Recipe
Qatayef made with a detailed homemade recipe from A to Z — from the dough to the walnut and ashta fillings, plus the sugar syrup! Enjoy.
Qatayef made with a delicious and successful homemade recipe
Ingredients
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- Dough
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup coarse flour (taheen 'farkha') or fine semolina
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 packet baking powder or 2 teaspoons
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
- medium spoon of yeast
- 4 cups water
- Ashta (clotted cream) filling
- 3 cups liquid milk
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons coarse flour (farkha)
- 1 can clotted cream (Qeemar)
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
- Walnut filling
- walnuts chopped with a knife
- 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
- a pinch of cinnamon
- medium spoon orange blossom water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Sugar syrup (Qater/Shira)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Garnish
- crushed pistachios
- lemon blossom (for garnish)
- How to make the syrup
- For more delicious desserts on our site, try Basbousa
- For more desserts from Wutfa, try Aish al-Saraya
Method
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- Beat all the qatayef dough ingredients together in an electric blender
- Let the batter rest for 15 minutesTimers: 15 min
- In a nonstick pan, pour in a little batter to form a round disc of the size you want, and cook it until all the bubbles appear on the surface and the underside turns lightly colored
- Continue the same process until all the batter is used up
- Place the qatayef on a cloth and cover them with another cloth as well
- Make the ashta filling: mix the liquid milk and flour while cold, then place them in a pot over the heat, stirring until the mixture thickens, then turn off the heat
- Add the qaimar on top and the orange blossom water and mix well, then let the ashta cool before filling
- Make the walnut filling: mix all the ingredients together
- Start filling and sealing the qatayef, then cover them with a cloth
- Fry the filled qatayef in plenty of oil until they turn golden, then transfer them from the oil to a strainer and drain for 5 minutesTimers: 5 min
- Dip the qatayef in the syrup, lift them out, and let them drain briefly
- Garnish the qatayef with pistachios and lemon blossoms, then serve
- Place the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a pot over the heat and let them boil for 8 minutesTimers: 8 min
- Add the orange blossom water and turn off the heat
- Let the syrup cool before using
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Basbousa Dessert
- Aysh el Saraya Dessert
