Sweet cheese rolls (halawet el jebn)

Sweet cheese rolls (halawet el jebn)

3.2 10 rating

Prep. 30 min

Total 2 h 45 min

60 pieces

Ingredients

Syrup

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

Kashta cream

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

Dough

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

Assembly

sunflower oil for greasing
unsalted pistachio nuts chopped, to garnish

Difficulty

advanced

Nutrition per 1 piece

Protein 3.2 g

Calories 402 kJ / 96 kcal

Fat 3.5 g

Carbohydrates 12.8 g

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