Syria
Halawet el jibn
Stretchy sweet cheese rolls filled with cream. Like rasmalai and a crepe had a very fancy baby.
120 minTime
11 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original307kcal
11 gprotein
1 gfibre
120minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Simmer 2/3 cup sugar with 1/2 cup water and the lemon for 5 minutes; add the rose water and cool.
- 2Whisk the milk, cream and cornflour, cook until very thick, stir in the orange blossom water, cover and chill.
- 3In a non stick pan, warm the remaining water and sugar, add the cheese and stir on low until melted, then add the semolina and stir.
- 4Tip onto baking paper brushed with syrup, cover with another sheet and roll thin while hot.
- 5Cut into rectangles, spoon cream along one edge and roll up.
- 6Arrange, drizzle with syrup, sprinkle pistachios and chill.
Serve it like this
Serve two rolls per plate, cut ends up, with a drizzle of syrup and a pinch of pistachios.
