Qatayef with Ricotta Cream Filling and Poached Apricot.

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apricot, arab pancake, homemade qatayef, middle eastern recipes, poached apricot, qatayef, qatayef filling, qatayef recipe, ramadan sweets, ricotta cream ricotta filling, ricotta recipes, sweet filling, sweet ricotta, sweets, قطايف منزليه, كريمة جبنة الريكوتا, حشوات للقطايف, ريكوتا, طريقة عمل عجينة القطايف

Qatayef is a very popular Ramadan related Middle Eastern sweet.

No Ramadam days pass by without making Qatayef, every household must make Qatayef sweets during ramadan.
As we are in the last day of Ramadan, I will end up Ramadan this year with Qatayef recipe. Tomorrow will begin posting some Eid cookies and sweets recipes.
As many blogs shared their recipe of Qatayef, I have my version too.
Qatayef is Arabs’ Ramadan stuffed pancakes. First, the batter stirred together, it’s very close to pancake recipe, then put into a hand – held funnels and pour the batter in spurts onto a hot griddle.

In Middle East, Qatayef selling stands are spreading on the sides of streets and bakery shops once Ramadan begin. Most houses don’t make Qatayef at home, they buy it ready made patties, but they enjoy making the different fillings for it, from nuts to cheese to cream or Qashta (clotted cream).
Qatayef once filled, can be baked or fried unless you are making Asafiri. Qatayef Asafiri known for it’s smaller size than the regular Qatayef patties, which then filled with Qashta (clotted cream) and eaten with some drizzle of honey on top or some sugar syrup.

Today I’ll share a Ricotta Whey Qatayef with Ricotta Cream filling and Poached apricot. It’s not like the traditional recipe for Qatayef Asafiri, as I used the Ricotta whey to make the dough, then added the Ricotta cheese with table cream to make the cream filling instead of the traditional Qashta filling. For a bonus, I topped the Qatayef with poached apricot.

Qatayef Patties

Ingredients:

• 2 cup white Flour
• 1/2 cup semolina flour
• 1 teaspoon Instant Yeast
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1 1/2 Cups Water

Directions:
1- Mix all dry ingredients together.
2- Slowly add the warm water or whey (if using) and continue mixing. Keep adding water to the mix until it reaches a liquid form that is suitable for pouring.
3- Cover and place the mix in a warm place to allow it to ferment. It took about 20 minutes, but depending on the temperature of your kitchen it might take a bit longer.
4- In a hot skillet, pour about 1/4 cup of the batter and cook on one side only until the top forms bubbles that burst and gets dry.
5- Place the cooked cakes on a clean, dry towel and let cool for 10 minutes before you start filling them.

Ricotta Cream Filling

• Use half of the ricotta from this recipe
• 3 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon orange water blossom
• 1 can Nestle table cream or Qashta

1- In a bowl, add the honey and the orange water to the ricotta cheese.
2- With a blinder, smooth the cheese until it’s soft and creamy.
3- Add the whole can of the table cream, mix together very well.

Poashed Apricot

Ingredient:

• 2 cups castor sugar
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
• 1/2 Lb firm apricots

1- First make the syrup. In a pan, bring water and sugar to boil. Add the cinnamon, lemon juice and orange blossom water. Let simmer all together at low heat.
2- Cut the apricots in half and remove their kernels. Place all in the syrup pan and slowly bring to the boil for 1-2 minutes.
3- Remove from the heat and allow the apricots to cool in their syrup.

To assemble the stuffed Qatayef:

1- take the Qatayef patty, with your finger tips close half of the patty, making space on the other side to put the filling.
2- spoon the ricotta cream filling into each Qatayef patty.
3- top with apricot halves, then sprinkle some apricot syrup on top, and then crushed pistachio for decoration.

طريقة عمل عجينة القطايف

 او عرق الجبنه من وصفة الريكوتا الموجوده هنا 1 1/2 كأس ماء
ربع كأس سكر
1/2 كأس سميد
2كأس دقيق
1 ملعقة صغيرة بيكنج باودر
1 ملعقه صغيره

طريقة عمل القطايف العصافيري:

– توضع جميع مقادير العجينة في الخلاط وتخلط جيدا ثم تترك لمدة نصف ساعة.
– يسخن صاج على نار متوسطة ثم تصب العجينة على شكل دوائر صغيرة وتترك
حتى تتحمر ( على وجه واحد من الأسفل ) .
– تحشى القطايف بالقشطة وتغلق بالضغط عليها مع أبقائها مفتوحة من أعلى.
– ترش بالفستق ويصب عليها العسل أو الشيرة وتقدم مع القهوة

لعمل حشوة كريمة الريكوتا
1/2 مقدار جبنة الريكوتا من هذه الوصفه هنا
3 ملاعق كبيره عسل
1 ملعقه كبيره ماء الزهر
علبة واحده من نستله كريم او قشطه
باستعمال الخلاط نطحن الجبنه بعد اضافة العسل والماء الزهر عليها حتى تصبح طريه وكريميه ثم نضيف القشطه ونخلطها جيدا

لعمل كمبوت المشمش
2 كوب سكر
1 كوب ماء
عود قرفه
1 ملعقه كبيره ماء زهر
ملعقه صغيره عصير ليمون
1/2 باوند مشمش
اولا نعمل قطر باضافة السكر والماء ونتركه يغلي زنضيف له القرفه وماء الزهر والليمون
نتركه يغلي على نار هادئه
نقطع المشمش انصاف وضيفها الى القطر نتركه يغلى بهدوء على نار خفيفه لدقيقتين تم نتركه بالقطر حتى يبرد تماما

لعمل القطايف العصافيري المحشيه بكريمة الريكوتا والمشمش المحلى

نقفل نصف القطايف نحشيه بملعقه صغيره من الكريمه ونصف حبه من المشمش على وجهه نزينه بالفستق وبعض القطر من المشمش المحلى

Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet

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flavored ice, Frozen fruits, Rhubarb, simple syrup, Sorbet, strawberry, sweets

Do you want a refreshing treat in these hot sizzling summer days?

When mercury rises, a hot bowl of soup is not nearly the option you want to keep you cool, say, some ice cream or gelato will be the fastest one to think about.

One way to keep cool in hot days is to eat fruits or vegetables with high water content, it’s the healthiest option, are you with me?
Hmmm…Not convinced?

Ok, listen for a healthy advice…
“Fruits and vegetables contain a significant amount of water that can thin the blood and help your body to release heat.”

Now, you still think frozen options, right?
How about frozen fruits or vegetables!

Yes, these are still the healthy fruits, drop your body temperature quickly to let you feel cool, but….
How about some delicious sweet frozen fruits?
Ahhhh…. I can hear you before your kids screaming!
Yeeeeh, bring it on.
A quickest way I thought when decided making frozen fruit, is to try using some of my Roasted Strawberry Rhubarb Compote, added some simple syrup to the compote, and freeze.
No ice cream maker? No problem.
Use your food processor, or hand blender will do a perfect job. Freeze the mixture for a couple of hours, the grind it with the blender, repeat freezing and blending, you will get a smooth, delicious, and healthy cooling treat.

Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet

 

 

1 cup roasted rhubarb and strawberry compote
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon lemon juice
 1/2 teaspoon rose water

Make simple syrup. Cook water and sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Add the lemon juice and rose water at the end. Remove from heat and cool syrup completely.

Using hand blender or food processor, Purée strawberry and rhubarb compote until smooth.

Combine the simple syrup and the pureed compote in the large bowl. Mix thoroughly.

Chill in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours.

Take the pan out of the freezer and stir to break up the large ice chunks.
 For a fluffed texture, place the sorbet in a food processor or work with a hand blender.

 

Return the sorbet to the pan and freezer for 3 hours.

Take the sorbet out of the freezer and place in bowls or small cups. Garnish and serve. Store extra sorbet in the freezer.

سوربيه الفراوله والراوند

ا ك من كمبوت الفراوله والراوند
٣/٤ ك ماء
١/٢ ك سكر
١/٢ م ص ماء الورد
١ م ص عصير ليمون

نبدا بعمل محلول السكر
في طنجره على النار نغلي السكر والماء نحرك حتى يذوب جميع السكر
نتركه يغلي دقيقتين نضيف عصير الليمون وماء الورد ونرفعه ليبرد
نطحن كمبوت الفراوله والراوند باستعمال مطحنه يدويه او الفود بروسسر
حتى يصبح ناعم
نضيف محلول السكر والماء الى الفراوله والراوند المطحون ونخلط
نضعه بالفريزر ليبرد لحوالي ٣ ساعات
نطحنه مره اخرى ونعيده للمره التانيه للفريزر
وهكذا يكون جاهز وبدون استعمال اله صنع الايس كريم

Roasted Strawberry & Rhubarb Compote

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easy recipes, Fruits, jam, quick breakfast ideas, Rhubarb, Rhubarb jam, Roasted rhubarb and strawberry, strawberry, sweets, topping ideas, مربى الراوند, نبات الراوند

Very easy to make tangy sweet compote that pairing two delicious fruits roasted to full flavor.

After making Rhubarb Berry Crumble, I wished I could bought some more rhubarb to make as many recipes as I can. It was my first use of rhubarb. Frankly, it’s not known in middle east and it’s new to me that I never taste it before.

Last week, I was lucky to come by some pretty bunch of rhubarb. This time I will not waste the opportunity, so I took the whole stack (honestly, I left 1 or 2 sticks in case somebody was craving it like me).

The rhubarb is well known in it’s low calorie content and high fiber, makes it perfect for weight loss diet. It can be used as a strong laxative, most often taken to treat constipation. Rich in several B-complex vitamins such as folates, riboflavin, niacin. Red color stalks contain more vitamin A than in the green varieties, vitamin A is a powerful natural anti-oxidant and is required by the body for maintaining the integrity of skin and mucus membranes. rhubarb stalks also provide good amounts of vitamin-K, which has established role in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. It also contain many other vitamins and minerals, calsium and potasium.

Rhubarb is not only a pie plant. Yes,it makes a devine pie filling, that is soft and delectable once baked. It’s tart taste makes it perfect also in many savory dishes too. Beside sweet tarts and juices, it also makes a delicious sweet and sour jam, top it on your choice of bread with some cream or butter and enjoy. Use it as a healthy natural sauce to top on ice cream and cakes, it makes a perfect breakfast mate though if you top it on pancakes and waffles.

This time I want to try roasting the rhubarb, preserving the intensity of it’s flavor. Paired it with strawberry to inhance more beautiful pink color. Adding rosewater to enhance more flavors in it, the result is the most adorable pleasant jam i have ever made.

Roasted rhubarb and strawberry compote

1 pound fresh rhubarb, cut into 1 inch slices
1/2 pound fresh strawberries, sliced or chopped
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon rose water

Preheat the oven at 400 f. Toss the rhubarb with the sliced strawberries, rose water, and sugar in a baking dish and roast for half an hour.
Once the dish comes out of the oven, mash it all up with a potato masher and let it cool (it gets thicker as it cools).

وما هو معروف بالعربيه نبات الراوند Rhubarb
نبات صيفي يعتبر من فصيلة الفواكه لاستعماله كتيرا في اطباق الحلويات ومصاحبا لكثير من الفواكه في استعماله
يحتوي على نسبة حموضه عاليه لهذا يكثر استعماله في اطباق الحلويات والفطائر المحلاه والعصائر والمربيات
تعتبر الاوراق سامه وما ياخد منه للاستعمال فقط السيقان
من فوائده انه يحتوي على نسب من الفيتامينات والملينات القابضه يستعمل لعلاج حالات الامساك ومغلي الراوند يستعمل
كمنشط للمعده
كما انها تستعمل في الحميات الغذائيه حيث يقال انها تخفف من نسبة الجلوكوز بالدم

مربى الرواند والفراوله المشوي

حوالي ١/٢ كيلو من الراوند مقطع بطول ١ انش
٢٠٠ غرام من الفراوله الطازجه مقطعه ارباع
٣/٤ كوب من السكر
١ ملعقه صغيره ماء الورد

يحمى الفرن على ٤٠٠ ف
في صينية الفرن، تخلط جميع المقادير جيداً
توضع بالفرن لتخبز لمدة ١/٢ ساعه
باستعمال هراسة البطاطا يسحق المزيج لكي يصبح قوامه انعم
يعبأ بمرتبانات معقمه ويحفظ بالتلاجه للاستعمال

Roasted Black Grapes

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Fruits, grapes, meat side dish, roasted fruits, roasted grapes

Roasted grapes atop salted crackers spread with creamy ricotta cheese makes a delectable snack to enjoy any time.

Have you ever tried roasted grapes?

I’m so fonded of the roasted fruits. After my husband came last week with boxes of grapes and there were much remain sitting in the fridge, I hate to trash them, so what’s a best way to use them before they start to wrinkle. I usually use grapes in cocktail juices, but I remembered my mom grape marmalade, it was always my favorite, delicious, I was enjoying eating the sweet and soft grape by fork, I know I had to try them myself, with the simplest way to do.

Roasting the grapes bring their sweetness, concentrate the sugars and intensify the flavors. The delicious result is something sweet and savory at the same time, the same flavors when you roast figs and plums.

So, Why not to satisfy your tooth while boasting our immune system, grapes are known as they protect from viruses and infections.

Roasting grapes is just so easy and simple. Toss the grapes with salt add more sugar if you like, and some olive oil, let roast slowly in the oven. It can be partner with many meals, as a side dish with roasted meat or chicken or may be turkey, for desserts serve beside your favorite cake, or make a change with your snack when pairing the roasted grape with cheese topped bread or crackers make it a unique and stunning appetizer, but what I liked the most is when I topped it over yogurt and granola for the most delicious healthy start of my day.

Roasted Black Grape

4 cups black grape
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Dash of salt
2 tablespoon olive oil

Preheat the oven at 300 f. Toss all ingredients together, spread in a rimmed oven pan, put in preheated oven for 45 min. Every 15 min shake the grapes and turn the pan, continue until the skin soft cracked and the juices running.
Serve with your favorite cheeses and crackers.