Homemade Halawet el‑Jibn (Sweet Cheese Rolls)

A detailed homemade recipe for halawet el‑jibn (sweet cheese rolls), including how to make the traditional cooked cream filling. The recipe gives all the steps to make delicious halawet el‑jibn at home.

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1 small coffee cup sugar syrup (qatir)1 cup water1/2 cup fine semolina or very fine flour3 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded or finely chopped)2 tablespoons rose water2 tablespoons orange blossom waterSyrup (qatir/shira) for serving

Filling for the halawet el‑jibn (cream filling)

Quresha (fresh cheese)

1 cup milk powder3 cups water2 tablespoons white vinegar

Cooked cream (ashta)

3 tablespoons milk powder1 tablespoon desiccated coconut1 tablespoon butter1 can Qeemar cream (optional)3 tablespoons sugar3 tablespoons corn starch

How to prepare the filling (the cream filling)

Start with the quresha: put 1 cup milk powder with 3 cups water in a pot. At boiling, add the vinegar and let it boil for up to 5 minutes. Strain well and let the quresha cool to room temperature.In another pot, prepare the cooked cream: put all the cooked‑cream ingredients together and stir until boiling. When the mixture thickens slightly, remove from heat.Reem Al‑SadiqFor more delicious Arabic sweets see: Macaron Dessert Recipe

Step 1

Put the coffee cup of syrup and 1 cup of water in a pot on the heat. When it boils, add the cheese and semolina gradually, stirring with a wooden spoon from the bottom up.

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