Sweet cheese rolls (halawet el jebn)
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Sweet cheese rolls (halawet el jebn)

3.4 (7 ratings)

Ingredients

Syrup

  • 300 g sugar
  • 150 g water
  • 1 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
    or 1 tsp citric acid
  • 2 tsp blossom water

Kashta cream

  • 1000 g milk
  • 150 g white bread, crust removed, cut into pieces
  • 100 g cornflour (starch)
  • 1 tbsp blossom water
  • 2 tbsp rose water

Dough

  • 200 g medium wheat semolina
  • 50 g fine semolina
  • 500 g akkawi cheese, desalted, cut into pieces (see tip)
  • 200 g mozzarella, rinsed and dried, cut into pieces

Assembly

  • sunflower oil, for greasing
  • unsalted pistachio nuts, chopped, to garnish

Nutrition
per 1 piece
Calories
402 kJ / 96 kcal
Protein
3.2 g
Carbohydrates
12.8 g
Fat
3.5 g

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