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Middle Eastern Anise Cookies These Anise Cookies are the most delicious cookies you can bake. They are crunchy, not too sweet and I consider it as healthy cookie. It is usually presented with a cup of coffee or tea or juice. To me it's a yummy snack.

Ashta Recipe(Ara bic Cream)-قشطة What is Ashta? Ashta means cream, fragrant with both orange blossom and rose water.  It's filling of many of Lebanese desserts such as Atayif, knefeh, mafrokeh, znod set and mad b ashta. Recipes for Ashta varies, some use white bread to make it thick, some use semolina or corn starch and some use only milk and water without boiling the milk. Also, it can be made of whipping cream or half and half. This recipe made of milk, corn starch, sugar, whipping cream and powdered sugar.  Some of you mix everything together and bring it to boil. Right?. Here I made it different. If you know how to make custard from scratch, then you got it! If not this recipe is specially for you.

Abbas Cookies (Kaak Al-Abbas) Recipe Abbas Cookies(Kaak Al-Abbas) are Lebanese cookies made in Ashura. they share them out with friends and family after "Majlis Al Aaza". Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. Kaak Al-Abbas was named in remembrance Abou Fadl Al-Abbas, Imam Hussein's half brother, who was murdered while collecting water from the Euphrates River for his niece, Sukiana (Hussein's Daughter). While Hussein camp I Karbala was under siege. The camp then ran out of water and food. These cookies are made of flour, milk, oil, sugar and spices. They are so delicious and rich. I've tried a lot of recipes for Abbas Cookies and this one is the Number 1. I'll be sharing with you the recipe and also Step By Step Instructions.

Knefeh Dough-(Knefeh Na'ameh) Knefeh is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert. It is very delicious, impressive, and simple to make.  This recipe is best to be filled with cheese( Ikawi, shellal, Mexican, or mozzarella cheese-or mix cheeses).  you can make it by simply chop shredded phyllo dough using food processor, or you can make it your own using fine semolina as I'm going to do today. Knefeh Dough-(Knefeh Na'ameh) Let's get all ready for Ramadan, and prepare this easy homemade Knefeh Dough! Ingredients 2 cups fine semolina 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup milk 1/2 cup melted butter 1 tbsp. corn flour 1 tbsp. granulated sugar 1/2 tbsp. baking powder 1 tbsp. orange blossom water or Rose water Method Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, Mix together fine semolina, all purpose flour, corn flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add in melted butter , milk, and orange blossom water. Whisk unti

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Lebanese Ashta Recipe Learn how to make this easy Lebanese Ashta Recipe. This recipe is perfect for Arabic Dessert, Like atayif or Katayif(the arabic pancaked that is filled with Ashta),Kunafa, Znood el sit and a lot more. Our favorite way to eat Ashta is by topping it with fruits, some nuts and honey. Simple, easy, and yummy! There are lots of recipes for Lebanese Ashta you can find, some they use bread and some corn flour to thicken the milk so it becomes as a pudding creamy  mixture, which this is part of my recipe. Some they use only whole milk with white vinegar or freshly lemon juice only, simply by boiling the milk , then add white vinegar or fresh lemon, then the milk will start to clot, collect the clot cream and strain it well,flavor with rose and orange blossom water. Also, you can add sugar if you'd like. Also this what I usually do when i'm not in a hurry.  But in this recipe we are going to use Ricotta cheese. Trust me you'll have t

Chicken Shawarma Chicken Shawarma is a middle eastern dish. It can be served in pita pockets with garlic sauce ,onion, pickles and fries. Or, Shawarma Bowl(rice on the bottom and then chicken shawarma topped with pickled and garlic sauce.

      Lebanese dessert-Atayef-قطايف عصافيري Atayef is arabic dessert we make in Ramadan. Atayef is made of dough filled of ashta. You can substitute the ashta with cheese, ground walnuts just add sugar and blossom water, groung coconut and add sugar and blossom water, or make it easy and sweet and filled with chocolate. Today i’ll be sharing my homemade easy Atayef  dough only,everyone can make it. Let’s get into it :)

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Bread Recipe Ramadan Bread I'm so excited to share this recipe with you  RAMADAN  BREAD RECIPE.