Ataif / Atayif Bil Ishta -- Arab Pancakes Filled With Cream.
- 2 14 cups plain flour
- 6 g fast action dried yeast
- 1 12 teaspoons sugar
- 1 12 cups semi skim milk
- 1 12 cups water
- 2 cups semi skim milk
- 7 12 tablespoons cornflour
- 14 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons double cream, stiffly whipped
- 2 tablespoons rose water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup chopped pistachios
- To make the filling:.
- Mix corn flour gradually with milk and sugar then bring it to boil in a medium sized, heavy bottomed pan.
- Stir continually until the mixture thickens, add the remaining ingredients & remove from heat.
- Spoon mixture into a bowl & refrigerate until cold.
- To make the dough:.
- Mix all the ingredients and allow to sit for 30-40 minutes.
- Ladle approximately 2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time onto a lightly greased, hot frying pan / skillet & cook until full of bubbles - only cook ONE side.
- After cooking all of the pancakes, let them cool a little.
- To assemble, gently fold in half & pinch the bottom half edge together - so that you have an opening to place the cream but the rest is sealed.
- Using a piping bag, fill each pancake with the cooled cream (ishta), before dipping the open ends in the chopped pistachios.
flour, yeast, sugar, milk, water, milk, cornflour, sugar, double cream, water, vanilla essence, pistachios
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ataif-atayif-bil-ishta-arab-pancakes-filled-with-cream-385845 (may not work)