Atayef Dough

Prepare in:30 minutes

Serves: 6 people

Calories:130 per one

REICIPE BY: Mona Okda

DISH NAME: Atayef Dough

DISH COUNTRY: Egypt

INGREDIENTS:

2cups all-purpose flour Atayef filling suggestion

1 teaspoon yeast 1. Nabulsi cheese filling

2 tablespoons sugar 2. Almond filling

2 Cups of water 3. Nutella Chocolate

1 tablespoons Salt 4. Mix Nuts

2 tablespoons powder milk

1 cm of oil in a pan and heat it

Sugar syrup

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon rose water or orange blossom water (optional)

Place the sugar, water and lemon juice in a pot, bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes Turn off the heat and add the rosewater if using. You can use other flavoring agents to replace the rosewater like cinnamon, cardamom or orange peel

Preparation Atayef Dough

1. place the wet and dry ingredients in the blender and blend until you get a thin mix.

2. Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes

3. Heat a non-stick pan, once the pan is hot, start pouring the Atayef and lower the heat to medium low

4. For small sized Atayef, Atayef Asaferi, pour 1 tablespoon or 2 teaspoons of the batter. For medium sized Atayef pour 2 tablespoons and for large Atayef pour 1/4 cup of the batter.

5. The Atayef should start to bubble around the edges.

6. The bubbles should then spread to cover the entire surface

7. Cooking them over high heat will cause them to brown too quickly and that will dry them out. That will cause them to split when you fill them or they will reopen once you seal them because they are too dry

8. Take the Atayed off the heat, place them on a clean kitchen towel and fold the towel over them to cover them. This step is very important

9. Start filling Atayaf (Atayef filling suggestions)

10. You can either fry the large Atayef or bake them

To fry them:

place 1 cm of oil in a pan and heat it Place the Atayef in the pan and fry until the edges are golden brown and crisp Flip the Atayef over and cook until the opposite side is golden brown Take the Atayef out of the oil and dunk them in the simple syrup and then take them out and arrange them on serving plate.

To bake the Atayef

Brush the Atayef with melted butter or vegetable oil Arrange them on a baking sheet Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C until golden and crisp Drizzle them with sugar syrup.

Secret Tips: Commitment to the ingredients of the dough and the degree of oil boiling.