
Ataif
Ataif is a delicious Middle Eastern dessert made of small pancakes filled with a sweet nut mixture and soaked in a fragrant sugar syrup.
Ingredients
- Sugar syrup (1 cup)
- Pistachios (1/2 cup, finely chopped)
- Walnuts (1/2 cup, finely chopped)
- Vegetable oil (2 tablespoons)
- Rose water (1 tablespoon)
- Water (1/4 cup)
- Milk (1 cup)
- Sugar (1 tablespoon)
- Instant yeast (1/2 teaspoon)
- Semolina (1/4 cup)
- All (purpose flour - 1 cup)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, semolina, instant yeast, and sugar.
- Gradually add the milk, water, and rose water while whisking until you have a smooth batter.
- Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let the batter rest for 30 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, mix the chopped walnuts and pistachios together.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat and lightly grease it with vegetable oil.
- Pour a small amount of batter onto the pan to form a small pancake, about 3 inches in diameter.
- Cook the pancake until bubbles form on the surface, then flip it over and cook for another minute.
- Remove the pancake from the pan and place it on a plate.
- Repeat the process with the remaining batter.
- Once all the pancakes are cooked, place a spoonful of the nut mixture in the center of each pancake.
- Fold the pancake in half to form a half-moon shape and press the edges to seal.
- In a separate saucepan, heat the sugar syrup until warm.
- Dip each filled pancake into the warm sugar syrup for a few seconds, then transfer to a serving plate.
- Serve the ataif warm and drizzle with additional sugar syrup if desired.
Dietary Information
Dish Type: Dessert • Prep Time: 30 minutes • Cook Time: 20 minutes • Calories: 250 • Fat: 12g • Carbs: 30g • Protein: 5g • Sodium: 50mg • Sugar: 20g