Tag Archives: ashta

Rice paste with rosewater and ashta(shmayseh)

Most Lebanese people do not bother with making intricate Arabic-style pastries at home. I mean,  would you compete with someone who has been doing it 250 years? I was spurred to try my hand at this by a reader from Athens; the gentleman in question must visit Beirut frequently since he mentioned getting it at [...]
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Pancakes with clotted cream and cherry sauce (Atayef bel Ashta w Karaz)

Atayef are the equivalent  of American pancakes; they contain no eggs; they are only cooked on one side; stuffed with either nuts or cream or cheese; served with a flavored  syrup. Atayef  are considered a dessert, not a breakfast food; in Beirut, there are shops where people order these; you can get the clotted cream [...]
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Shredded phyllo with clotted cream (Ossmaliyeh bel Ashta)

This is a homestyle version of one of the most popular desserts served in traditional Lebanese restaurants and pastry shops in Beirut. It comes either in a large pie format or in individual servings. It is composed of a super crispy base of fried or oven-toasted shredded phyllo  dough, topped with unsweetened ashta or clotted [...]
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