Qatayef: Middle-Eastern Dessert for Epiphany.

Qatayef is a middle-eastern filled pancakes that Christians eat on Epiphany day and Muslims during Ramadan. The filling can be either walnuts or cheese. Extremely tasty and definitely leaves a great impression!  

Recipe:  
Ingredients:
The dough:2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbs corn starch
½ cup semolina
2 tbs sugar
1 tsp instant yeast 
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbs orange blossom water (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 ½ cup warm water

Cheese filling:200g unsalted cream cheese
6 tbs thick cream
2-4 tbs icing sugar

Walnuts filling:1 cup crushed walnuts
1 tbs icing sugar 
1 tsp cinnamon powder


Preparation: 






Can be eaten while drinking Turkish coffee (Recipe here).

Bon Appetit!