Kounafa rolls by @shamma_hm

It is a delight we got a contributor from our dear friends here. A very tempting recipe of Kounafa rolls. I must say I will be trying it very soon, just waiting to know that the whole family is gathered around to make it. Thanks @shamma_hm for the recipe 

Ingredients:

For the filling : 

1 almarai cream 

2 cups milk 

2 tablespoons sugar 

1/2 cup corn starch 

Method:

You mix all of the filling ingredients on the stove until it thickens  then you add 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 teaspoons rose water 

Let the mix cool then place a tablespoon of the filling on a strip of konafa that was already brushed with gee then start rolling! 

Place it in preheated oven (180c) until the color changes to gold. As soon as you get them out of the oven pour in some sugar syrup (1 cup water+ 1 cup sugar + squeeze of lemon + rose water ) .  Sprinkle with ground pistachio. 

Rice pudding

Day 2 and the journey keeps going on. Well for today I present to you a delightful dessert that is fulfilling but light and not very sweet. Again it is a family favourite as we have diabetes running int he family, we try to reduce as much sugar as possible or use alternatives. Ok, back to what is important, how do we make a healthy and light in sugar rice pudding.

Ingredients:
- 1 liter of Milk (low fat if you may)
- 1 cup of egyptian rice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (I used the diet one)
- 2 tbsps rose water
- Zafron
- Chopped almods for garnish (optional)

Method:
1. Wash the rice and let it bath in water over night or for at least couple of hours.
2. When ready to cook the rice, in a deep pan pour the milk and mix the sugar in it until it melts on the oven.
3. Sieve the rice from the water bath and add it to the milk mixture on the oven.
4. Let is cook for around 30-40 mins on low temperature while stirring from time to time.
5. When the rice is cooked, it will absorb the milk mixture and becomes sticky, turn off the oven and add the rose water and zafron.
6. Stir couple of times, and scoop the rice pudding in the serving bowls you wish.
7. (optional) sprinkle some chopped almonds on top of the rice pudding for garnish.
8. Serve..

I personally put them in the fridge to cool down. Sometimes I like having them hot. Depends on how you wish to serve them.

Cream Caramel from scratch

Ramadan Kareem to all of you. May this holy month bear happy moments, peace and comfort. One of the comforts, is definitely iftar and sadaqa to the needy and poor. I have committed myself to upload recipes and I hope they would be of benefit to you and  your loved ones.

I start this Ramadan with something that everybody loves in the family especially my mother. It has become a tradition in our house to bake cream caramel from scratch. We actually buy the packed ones not to eat them but to create other desserts from it. The pictures shall guide you to the simplest recipe to make and present as a light and delightful dessert.

Ingredients:
- Because I'm using home eggs (our own chicken's eggs home produce) they are tiny, so I put 4 to 5 eggs.
- 1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 can of water.
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- Zafron
- Around 1/2 cup of sugar

Method:

1. Mix the eggs and the condensed milk and water together thoroughly

2. Add the cardamom and the zafron to the mixture and blend some more

3. On the oven in a pan, add the sugar and let it melt until it becomes golden brown.

 

4. drizzle some melted sugar and spread it on to the baking pan/s of your choice (i did a mistake here I didnt do it fast enough)

5. on top of the caramel, fill the pan the caramel mixture and put them in a bath of another baking pan and into the oven for 30-5mins on temperature 350F (180C)

6. Bake, make sure you check on the cream caramel, if mixture if firm, then its baked well enough. Take them out of the oven let it cool a bit and put it in the fridge until it is time to serve

7. Serve and indulge the goodness

Peanut Butter Brownie Swirl

A recipe by @missfuntabulous.

Ingredients :

For the batter :

1 stick (113g) butter

55 g unsweetened chocolate coarsely chopped

113g semisweet chocolate coarsely chopped

2/3 cup all purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon coarse salt

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the filling :

½ stick butter melted

½ cup powdered sugar

¾ cup smooth peanut butter

¼ teaspoon coarse salt

½ teaspoon vanilla

Method :

1- Preheat oven to 190 C , and line your buttered baking pan with parchment paper .

2- Put the butter and the chocolates in a heatproof medium bowl set over a pan of simmering water , stir until melted , let cool

3- Mix the flour , baking powder and salt in a bowl .

4- Whisk the sugar , chocolate butter mixture and the flour mix .

5- Mix all the filling ingredients until smooth.

6- Pour one third of the batter into prepared pan , Drop dollops of peanut butter , then drizzle remaining batter , Drop dollops of the remaining peanut butter batter .

7- Gently swirl peanut butter filling into batter with a knife , running the knife lengthwise and crosswise through layers

8- Bake for 45 min until cake tester comes out with few crumbs (avoid center and edges ) . let cool slightly in pan then lift it to cool completely.

PS: I will post the pictures soon.

Um Ali

Ingredients:
- 1 packet of puff pastry
- 1 liter of fresh milk. (I normally use low fat)
- sugar
- nuts and raisins

Method:


1- place the puff pastry pieces in trays and bake them in the oven until they puff into brown golden color.



2- when the pastry is ready, let it cool and then cut in using your fingers into halves and crush them in the Pyrex you are going to use.



3- spread some pistachios as shown in the picture.



4- spread some sugar, it depends on you how sweet you would like you um ali.



5- some raisins and chopped almonds would be great, spread some over the sugar.



6- boil the milk, owns pour 1/2 a liter on the pastry and nuts mixture. You will use the milk gradually for the layers.



7- repeat the above steps for more layers.on the final layer, spread only chopped almonds and place your um ali in the oven for the milk to simmer and to turn golden brown as shown on the below picture.




*option: you can either spread the sugar on every layer of pastry, or add it to the milk when boiling it.


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Mars Tart

This recipe is submitted by @Halawa

Bonappetit

Apple Puffs

This recipe is the simple and fast version of Apple Pie

Ingredients:
- 3 red or green apples pealed
- pack of puff pastry
- quarter cup sugar
- 1/2 tea spoon powder cinnamon
- crushed walnuts
- nutmeg if available

Method:
1- slice apples in thin slices and put in a small/ medium cooking pot.
2- add the rest of the ingredients and let it to simmer on its own.
3- gives few stirs and dont let it dry.
4- fill the patries in the middle and close from 3 sides.
5- bake in the oven until the pastry puffs and turns a bit golden brown color.
6- garnish with powder sugar and cinnamon.

Serve.
Bonappetit

Oreo Chocolate Truffles

This entry is submitted by Sara KF







Ingredients:
- 1 box of oreo
- 5 bars of galaxy
- Half a cup of milk (light version)
OR
-1 pack of Philadelphia cream cheese (richer taste)

Method:
1- Separate the Oreo cookies from the white cream inside.
2- Soften the Oreo biscuits using a crush blender
3- Slowly add milk or cream cheese to the softened Oreo biscuits.
4- Mix my hand (using gloves) until blended properly
5- Shape the mix into small balls and put them on wax paper tray.
6- Store in fridge for 10 minutes until hardened
7- Meanwhile melt 5 galaxy bars using the hot bath method.
8- Dip hardened balls in melted chocolate and assemble then in a plate.

Bonappetit

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