Go Back
Atayef

Atayef

Atayef is a lebanese dessert that can't be missed in all special occassion and reunion, particularly at Saint Barbara. Here you can find an easy recipe to prepare it.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Atayef Dough
  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanille
  • 1 tsp Instant yeast
  • 1 tsp Sodium Bicarbonate
  • 1 Cup Water warm
  • 1 tsp Orange blossom
Fillings
  • 50 grams Crushed Pistachios
  • 1 cup Ashta (Recipe: https://ourcookingideas.com/ashta-pie)
  • 100 grams Crushed Walnuts
  • 2 tbsp Orange Blossom Water
  • 2 tbsp Rose Blossom Water
  • 2 tbsp Sugar

Equipment

  • A mixer
  • A non stick pan
  • A sauce dispenser

Method
 

  1. Add all the solid ingredient (flour, sugar, sodium bicarbonate, instant yeast) in the mixer bowl and mix them together
  2. Add the milk and the warm water to your mixture and mix everything together then add the vanille and the orange blossom
  3. Pour your mixture in the sauce dispenser
  4. Put your ,ixture in the fridge for about 1 hour to rest
  5. One hour after, put your non stick pan at a medium heat temperature then pour the dough making round shapes and keep the dough until it's golden in one side only
  6. Prepare your walnuts mixture by mixing the crushed walnuts, orange blossom water, rose blossom water and sugar.
  7. Fill the dough with either ashta and pistachio sprinkles, or with your walnuts mixture, starting from the center, and close your atayef in half moon shape.
  8. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Our cooking hints:
  • You can deep fry it for extra crispiness and an amazing experience
  • Serve your atayef fresh for a better taste
  • These can last a couple of days in the fridge, cover by a food safe plastic wrap or in a tupperware