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Strawberry-Filled Donuts
Donuts are one of the desserts children ask for all the time. As with all Shou Tabkhin El Youm recipes, we recommend making this treat at home instead of buying it ready-made. Try this easy recipe and we guarantee you’ll make it again.
Mini Atmalieh with Custard
Mini Atmalieh with an easy, delicious recipe. This dish is elegant for serving guests and for special occasions.
Puff Pastry Stars
A super easy recipe with few ingredients yet stellar results. Puff pastry stars filled with custard or Nutella are a delicious and simple treat.
Shaibiyat (Filled Baklava Pastries)
Shaibiyat: a beloved, classic Middle Eastern pastry. This home recipe uses ready phyllo (baklava) sheets and an easy homemade cream filling—simple and much better than store-bought.
Date-filled Maamoul
Date-filled Maamoul is one of the most beloved Maamoul cookies. This method is relatively quick. Prepare these delicious date-filled cookies to celebrate Eid. Wishing you a blessed holiday.
How to Make Crêpes
Crêpes are one of the first desserts that come to mind when we decide to make a quick, delicious sweet treat. They can be filled with whatever you like, such as jam or chocolate sauce. Here is an easy way to make them.
Semolina Kibbeh Dessert with Cream or Cream Cheese Filling
Semolina kibbeh is a sweet unlike any other. We recommend making it to impress your family and guests. It can be filled with cream or cream cheese, as you like.
Dough for Pastries
A single, versatile dough for many uses — from filled rolls to pizza, honeycomb pastries and more. We hope you try it!
Maamoul with Marzipan (Marseban) Filling
This Maamoul filled with marseban (almond/pistachio paste) combines a traditional maamoul dough with a French-style marseban filling. Try this wonderful recipe—you’ll love it.
Lentil Rashta Soup
An unconventional, fresh way to prepare Rashta lentil soup, this time with dough filled with meat and reminiscent of Shish Barak. Try this recipe and you’ll get a delicious lentil rashta with a new flavor.
Beehive Cake with Cheese and Thyme - Video
What’s to stop the traditional beehive bread from becoming a two-tier cake filled with cheese and thyme? A great idea, especially for children’s birthday parties :)
Savory Cake
An unusual savory cake recipe made with everyday ingredients. It’s called a cake because it looks like a filled cake—actually two layers of batter with a tasty savory filling between them.
Date-Filled Croissant
A French croissant dough filled with delicious dates, a staple in many of our dessert recipes. Easy, quick, and tasty.
Cheese Pastries with a Light, Flaky Dough
A method for making soft, tender dough that yields very tasty, homemade pastries. Try preparing this dough for any cheese-filled pies you like.
Qatayef with Cheese
Cheese-filled qatayef — a beloved Arabic sweet, especially during Ramadan, but delicious year-round. The same batter can be used to fill qatayef with walnuts (see note in recipe).
Nutella Chocolate Crown
Nutella chocolate crown — a sweet stuffed pastry. The dough is filled with Nutella, sprinkled with cocoa or Nesquik, rolled, then cut into a crown shape. Have fun getting creative!
Date Cake Bracelets
These date-filled cake bracelets are perfect for holidays and special occasions, and they also make a light treat for your children’s school lunchbox. We hope you enjoy this recipe.
Layered Dessert with Jelly and Crème Caramel
This layered dessert looks simple, but it needs careful assembly so the jelly and caramel layers don't blend together. You can also make it with custard or milk pudding instead of crème caramel.

















