Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Znoud El Sit in Arabic translates to "the upper arms of a woman." A silly name, I have heard they are named for the similarity in shape. After a long day of fasting, aside of the satisfying iftar, a sweet treat is almost always made to enjoy with a cup of. Great recipe for Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt.
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The ingredients needed to make Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt:
- Take 500 g phyllo dough sheets, equivalent to 24 sheets
- Prepare 6 cups vegetable oil, for frying
- Make ready - For the ashta cream: prepare ahead of time
- Make ready 2 cups milk
- Get 2 cups whipping cream
- Get 6 slices American-style white bread
- Take 5 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in ½ cup water
- Prepare - For the sugar syrup:
- Get 2 1/2 cups sugar
- Take 1 1/2 cups water
- Get 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Make ready 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
- Take 1 teaspoon rose water
- Make ready For garnishing:
- Get Candied orange blossom, optional
- Make ready 1/2 cup raw ground pistachios
Those are phyllo rolls that are filled with ashta cream then fried and sweetened with sugar syrup. They are best eaten right out of the fryer when they are still crunchy. In Arabic, znoud el sitt means the lady's arms: chubby and delicious! This traditional Middle Eastern dessert is often enjoyed on Iftar (a fast-breaking meal) during the holy month of Ramadan.
Instructions to make Sweet phyllo rolls stuffed with ashta cream - znoud el sitt:
- To prepare the sugar syrup: put the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Leave to boil then add the lemon juice and keep on medium heat for 10 minutes until the syrup thickens. Add the orange blossom water and rose water. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.
- To prepare the ashta cream: Cut off the edges of the bread. Discard. Cut in dices the soft white part. Place the bread dices in a saucepan and pour the milk and whipping cream over them. Let the bread dices soak in the milk and cream mixture for at least 2 hr in the refrigerator. Put the saucepan on medium heat and, with a wooden spoon, start stirring the bread and milk mixture. Once the milk starts heating, add the water-dissolved cornstarch. Continue stirring until the mixture thickens. Once d
- To prepare the znoud el sitt, cut each phyllo sheet into rectangular strips of 12 cm length and 7 cm width each.
- Put a strip on the table horizontally and another strip over it vertically forming a cross.
- Put 1 tablespoon of ashta cream in the middle of the upper strip, fold over the 2 sides and roll the lower strip over the folded one.
- In a deep frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and fry the rolls in batches until they turn golden. Place them on a kitchen absorbent paper.
- Immerse each roll in the sugar syrup for a few minutes.
- Decorate with ashta cream, ground pistachio and candied orange blossom and serve at room temperature or cold.
- Note: You can find the recipe 'Ashta cream' under my profile
The dish is made with thin sheets of phyllo dough that are wrapped into small elongated rolls while the center is filled with ashta—Levantine version of clotted cream. The rolls are then fried and doused in a thick sugar syrup that is often flavored with orange blossom. Znoud el Sit (Lebanese Ladies Fingers) When you try to explain what znoud el sit are to people who don't know - cream filled filo pastry rolls which are then deep fried - they usually gasp in shock 😱 or have love eyes 😍and then you add the bit about dousing them in sugar syrup and it's usually too much. These cute sweet cream-filled pasteries are a staple in many middle-eastern households, especially as an Iftar treat during the Holy month of Ramadhan. Znoud means 'upper arm' and these decadent treats are playfully called Znoud el Sit (ladies' upper arm) in honour of plump ladies' creamy upper arms.
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