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Daouqieh Dessert
Beirut-style daouqieh dessert made the traditional way... and it could not be easier! We hope you try it. You can garnish it with fried nuts or leave it plain.
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Beirut-style daouqieh dessert made the traditional way... and it could not be easier! We hope you try it
Ingredients
- 1 cup ground pistachios
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons fine semolina, maizena-style flour
- 1 teaspoon butter
- Rose water and orange blossom water for kneading
- Custard filling:
- 2 liters milk
- A very small cup of lemon juice or 1/4 cup
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 2 containers of ready-made clotted cream or 1 container mascarpone cheese
- First prepare the custard... Place the milk in a pot over the heat
- Daouqieh:
Method
- When it is warm, add the lemon juice and yogurt and stir
- Let it simmer for a little while over low heat until the milk curdles and the curds form
- Strain the milk to obtain the curds and leave them in the strainer long enough to get rid of all the water
- Mix the curds you obtained with the container of clotted cream or mascarpone well
- Leave the custard in the refrigerator to cool completely before using
- When the custard has cooled, divide the daouqieh dough into two parts..
- Roll out the first part in a suitable tray... then spread the custard evenly, and finally roll out the second part of the dough on top
- Another one of Iman’s special recipes, and for daouqieh here is Cheese pastry with daouqieh filling
- Prepare the daouqieh as well... Knead or mix all the daouqieh ingredients and leave in the refrigerator until ready to use
Notes and serving ideas
- Cheese pastry with daouqieh filling
- Homemade shaabiyat






