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Baklava
Layers upon layers of flaky buttery pastry with crushed nuts soaked in a honey lemon syrup. The iconic Baklava is astonishingly straight forward to make!
Pistachio Baklava
With layers of buttery phyllo dough and nuts drenched in simple syrup or honey, homemade baklava—or bak-la-wa in Arabic—is the ultimate sweet treat.
Paklava (Armenian Baklava)
Paklava (Armenian baklava) features flaky, buttery layers of phyllo dough, a filling of cinnamon-spiced chopped walnuts, and clove-infused syrup.
Basbousa Bel Ashta (Semolina Cake With Ashta Cream Filling)
This version of basbousa is filled with a rich clotted cream and drenched in a rose-scented syrup.
Sari Burma (Burma Baklava/Rolled Baklava)
Sari Burma (Burma Baklava) is rolled baklava featuring the same beloved flavors and ingredients as its layered cousin. They are easier to assemble than traditional baklava.
Kanafeh (Middle Eastern Cheese and Phyllo Dessert)
Filled with salty cheese and drenched in a floral rose and orange blossom syrup, kanafeh—a phyllo dessert found throughout the Middle East—is a study in contrasts.
Moroccan Almond Phyllo Pastries (A Take On M'hanncha)
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Halva With Spice Dried Fruit and Nuts
A classic Indian dessert made from semolina that comes together in minutes.
Borek - Spiced lamb filo pastry
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Qatayef Asafiri / Atayef bil Ashta (Middle Eastern Cream Filled Pancakes)
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Three kinds of nuts in the filling and a soaking in rosewater syrup makes this a Middle Eastern gem.
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Halva With Spice Dried Fruit and Nuts
A classic Indian dessert made from semolina that comes together in minutes.
Blackberry Pistachio Icebox Cake
I love icebox cakes in the summer, when the thought of turning on an oven is too much to bear. This cake veers a bit from tradition, adding blackberries, pistachios, and pomegranate molasses in between layers of tea biscuits and rose water-infused whipped cream. It's sweet and creamy like an icebox cake should be, but tart berries and nutty pistachios keep things interesting.
Pistachio Baklava
With layers of buttery phyllo dough and nuts drenched in simple syrup or honey, homemade baklava—or bak-la-wa in Arabic—is the ultimate sweet treat.
Vanilla, Cinnamon, and Lime Panna Cotta
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Baklava
Layers upon layers of flaky buttery pastry with crushed nuts soaked in a honey lemon syrup. The iconic Baklava is astonishingly straight forward to make!
Basbousa Bel Ashta (Semolina Cake With Ashta Cream Filling)
This version of basbousa is filled with a rich clotted cream and drenched in a rose-scented syrup.
Scooped: Carrot Halvah Ice Cream
Carrots may sound like an odd dessert ingredient, but they're certainly not just health food. They're starchy and sweet, and when cooked down slowly with milk, practically become candy on their own. Consider them an alternative sweetener, like honey, but with an even more complex sweetness. In a dessert, carrots can build a mild but flavorful base for more intense ingredients to play. Our result is something of a hybrid between Indian and Middle Eastern halvah.
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