Othmaliye - Traditional Middle Eastern Dessert Pastry
- 150 g shredded phyllo dough (Othmaliye dough or Kunafa dough)
- 4 tablespoons ghee, melted
- For the Filling
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons fine semolina
- 170 g Nestle cream (1 tin)
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- 1/2 cup pistachios, crushed
- 1 cup sugar syrup
- Cover the bottom of a round 25cm baking tin with half the quantity of Othmaliye dough. Pour melted ghee over the dough and bake in a 200˚C preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until dough is golden.
- Remove from the oven and carefully take the crusted dough out and place it on a flat plate.
- In the same baking tin, cover the bottom with the rest of the dough and bake again in the oven in the same way. Remove and place on a separate flat plate.
- Add milk and semolina to a large saucepan, bring to boil, then simmer for 5-10 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir in NESTLE Cream and rosewater. Allow to cool at room temperature.
- Cover the first part of the baked dough with the cream mixture. Sprinkle crushed pistachio on top. Cover the cream with the second part of the baked dough.
- Sprinkle the syrup on top and allow to cool in the fridge for 2 hours. Slice and serve.
phyllo, ghee, filling, milk, fine semolina, cream, water, pistachios, sugar syrup
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/othmaliye-traditional-middle-eastern-dessert-pastry-289620 (may not work)