Ekmek Kataifi: Delicious Ekmek Kataifi Recipe

Ekmek kataifi is a traditional Greek dessert. It is made of thin strands of dough that are deep-fried and then coated in honey.

The dough, which is also known as “shredded wheat” or “shredded pastry,” can be found in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Balkan cuisines. The name kataifi comes from the Arabic word for “hairs.”

Ekmek Kataifi Recipe

Ekmek kataifi dough has a different consistency than regular bread dough. It’s soft, elastic, and delicate, so it’s best to work with it while it’s cold to avoid tearing the strands apart. When you’re ready to shape it into the traditional roll shape, use your hands to pull off one strand of dough at a time and press them together in your palms until they stick together. Then just keep rolling the ball until you have enough for each roll or make individual balls with the same technique for smaller rolls.

Ekmek kataifi rolls are a special kind of dessert made with thin sheets of dough that are rolled around a filling, creating a long, thin tube. They are usually served as part of a variety of Persian desserts.

Ekmek kataifi is a type of pastry made from a dough of crushed wheat, shaped into long ropes, then deep-fried and soaked in syrup.

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The Ekmek kataifi dough is often sold in ready-to-cook form in the freezer section at Middle Eastern grocery stores. It can also be found frozen at some supermarkets.

Ekmek kataifi pastry can be eaten as it is or soaked in syrup to make it sweeter. It is often served with a topping of nuts or pistachios and sometimes cinnamon.

The dough is typically made from flour, water, and yeast. And the filling is usually either sugar syrup or honey. When the rolls are cooked in hot oil, they puff up and become crispy on the outside while remaining soft on the inside. The cooking time also affects how crispy they will be.

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Steps to follow

There are a few steps that you need to follow to make the Ekmek kataifi recipe. This recipe is divided into 5 parts.

• For syrup
• For the base
• Make the pastry cream
• Make the vanilla whipped cream
• Set up ingredients for the dessert

Part 1: For the syrup

•  Put the water in a pan and heat it for a few minutes. Then add the sugar, lemon, and cinnamon stick to a pan. Boil the water for 5 minutes. Then off the heat. 2. In the next step, add the honey to the boiled mixture of water. Put it aside to cool down for a few minutes.
• In the next step, add the honey to the boiled mixture of water. Put it aside to cool down for a few minutes.

Part 2: For the base

• The first step is the preheat the oven to 350F for 10 minutes.
• Polish the baking pan with butter. You can use a 14*12 inches pan.
• In the next step, kataifi is a dough made from flour, water, and oil. The dough is stretched and pulled until it becomes very thin. It is then cut into small pieces about the size of a finger. The pieces are then fried in hot oil until they puff up and become crisp.
• Mix the cinnamon with nuts such as pistachios and almonds in a separate bowl.
• Now, it’s time to spread the phyllo dough on the baking pan. Spread it properly on the pan.
• Then put the melted butter on the phyllo dough that is on the baking pan.
• Bake the dough for 35-40 minutes. You have to bake it until it gets brown in color.
• After, 40 minutes take out the baked dough from the oven. Then cool it for a few minutes.
• In this step, put the honey syrup on the baked dough. Make sure that it goes all over the dough so, that you get a good taste.

Part 3: Make the pastry cream

•  In a large bowl, put the cornstarch, milk, sugar, egg yolk, and salt. Mix these ingredients. You can also use the blender or mixer to blend these ingredients completely.
• Then cook this mixture for 10 minutes until it gets thick. When it gets thickened off the heat.
• Put the thick custard cream on the pan and cover it with plastic wrap. Cool down the custard cream for an hour. In the meantime, ready your whipped cream.

Part 4: Make the vanilla whipped cream

• To make the whipped cream, use heavy white whipped cream. Heavy whipped cream is good for making the pastries layers thick.
• In a separate bowl, put the heavy whipped cream, vanilla extract, and fine sugar.
• Use the blender to mix these ingredients properly and make the thick heavy cream.

Part 5: Set up ingredients for the ekmek kataifi dessert

• Firstly, put the base that is baked phyllo dough on the bottom of the pan. Use the large pan to do this step.
• In a second step, put the custard cream as a second layer on the base.
• In a third step, put the vanilla whipped cream as the third layer on the custard cream. Spread it properly.
• Garnish the top layer with chopped pistachios and almonds and some with ground cinnamon.
• The last step is to refrigerate the dessert for 2 hours. Cover it with plastic wrap and stay it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• After 2 hours Ekmek kataifi is ready to serve and enjoy.