Sweet cheese rolls (halawet el jebn)
TM6 TM5

Sweet cheese rolls (halawet el jebn)

3.4 ( 7 ratings )

Ingredients

Syrup

  • 300 g sugar
  • 150 g water
  • 1 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
    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
96 kcal / 402 kJ
Protein
3.2 g
Fat
3.5 g
Carbohydrates
12.8 g

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