Lebanon
Aish el saraya
Caramel soaked bread under a blanket of cream. Palace bread, and it earns the title.
165 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original322kcal
6 gprotein
1 gfibre
165minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Toast the bread in a 150 C oven until dry and golden, then lay it snugly in an 8 inch dish.
- 2Melt 3/4 cup sugar in a heavy pan until deep amber. Stand back and pour in the hot water; it will splutter. Stir until smooth, add the lemon, rose and orange blossom waters and simmer 3 minutes.
- 3Pour the hot caramel over the bread and press down with a spoon. Cool.
- 4Whisk the milk, cream, cornflour and remaining sugar cold, then cook, stirring, until thick and bubbling.
- 5Spread the cream over the bread, chill until set, then cover with ground pistachios.
Serve it like this
Cut into squares and lift out with a flat spatula so the layers show, pistachio side up.