Desserts
How to Make Zanoud al-Sitt (Lady's Fingers)
One of the tastiest Arabic desserts. Zanoud al-Sitt, a classic home recipe, prepared here in an easy, tested method.
Ingredients
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- A can of ready-made cream
- A box of filo dough
- Lemon blossoms for garnish
- Pistachios for garnish
- Thick syrup
- Oil for frying
- For a filo pastry suitable for Zanoud al-Sitt instead of store-bought: How to Prepare Baklava Dough
- For more, click: Phyllo Dough for Shuyubiyat
Method
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- Prepare a package of baklava/phyllo sheets and take half of the sheets, covering the remaining portion with a cloth so they do not dry out.
- Divide the gollaj (phyllo) sheets into two equal halves, placing one section opposite the other exactly in the shape of the letter
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- Place 1 tablespoon of fresh qashta (or homemade cream) on the top section of the dough and seal it at both ends so the cream does not escape during frying...
- Heat vegetable oil in a pot and fry the Zanoud al-Sitt until they turn golden; then dip them in cold syrup and garnish with pistachios and lemon blossom.
- Umm Taha Al-Hamwi
- To make baklava dough suitable for Zanoud al-Sitt instead of buying it ready-made, click the link: How to make baklava dough
- For more, click the link: Phyllo dough for Shaibeiyat
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- How to Prepare Baklava Dough
- Phyllo Dough for Shuyubiyat
