Syrian Phyllo Sweet With Qashta (Ward El Sham) Recipe

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Syrian Phyllo Sweet With Qashta (Ward El Sham)
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
545
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Prepare the syrup:.
  2. Note that either the syrup should be cool and the pastry hot or visa versa when pouring it over top to keep the phyllo sheets crisp, ie not to let them get soggy.
  3. Mix sugar and water and bring to the boil.
  4. Add lemon juice and boil for 7 more minutes.
  5. Remove from heat cool slightly and add orange blossom water, stir.
  6. Cool down to pour over the pastry hot from the oven.
  7. For the pastry:.
  8. Preheat oven to 325F (My oven cooks high you may rather 350F if your oven runs lower).
  9. Grease a 9 x 13inch pan with butter.
  10. Carefully cut dough in half or to the sizes that would fit your pan first or as you go along, whichever you find easier. Keep the pastry covered with a layer of plastic wrap and on top, a damp towel. As soon as you take one phyllo sheet, cover the remainder up again.
  11. Spread 10 layers of phyllo into the pan buttering each as you go.
  12. In a small bowl add the plain qashta, sugar and orange blossom water, mix well.
  13. Carefully spoon the qashta mixture on top of the tenth phyllo sheet, leveling it.
  14. Add the remaining 10 layers of phyllo on top of the qashta mixture making sure to butter all the sheets.
  15. Cut the pastry with a pastry cutter into even squares before placing it in the oven.
  16. Bake for 30 minutes or until it becomes golden (It must be golden not white!).
  17. Remove from oven and pour the cooled syrup over the hot pastry using as much as needed. (I may have used 1 1/2 cups, I just keep adding until it looks like enough, the pastry will absorb it!) You may also do it visa versa, cold pastry/hot syrup.
  18. Allow pastry to stand for a few hours to absorb the syrup.
  19. Decorate with ground pistachios.
  20. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 545.44 Kcal (2284 kJ)
Calories from fat 310.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.54g 53%
Cholesterol 91.69mg 31%
Sodium 7.51mg 0%
Potassium 16.89mg 0%
Total Carbs 61.68g 21%
Sugars 60.26g 241%
Protein 0.44g 1%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Calcium 19.3mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 319.73 Kcal (1339 kJ)
Calories from fat 182.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.24g 53%
Cholesterol 53.75mg 31%
Sodium 4.4mg 0%
Potassium 9.9mg 0%
Total Carbs 36.16g 21%
Sugars 35.32g 241%
Protein 0.26g 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 14%
Calcium 11.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.8
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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