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Sweet Semolina Borekas with Orange Blossom Syrup


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Description

Sweet bourekas are a Middle Eastern puff pastry dessert filled with sweet semolina and drizzled with orange blossom scented syrup


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 Puff Pastry sheets
  • 2 tbsp Finely chopped pistachios

Semolina Filling

  • 2 cups unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 cup semolina flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water

Orange Blossom Syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

Semolina filling

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir well. Cook at medium heat until it thickens.
  2. Spread on a 10" plate, the mixture should be about 1/4" thick
  3. Refrigerate 20-25 minutes or until firm enough to cut
  4. Cut into 18 rectangular pieces.

Orange Blossom Syrup

  1. Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan. Start cooking at medium heat.
  2. Once the sugar is dissolved, add orange blossom and rose water.
  3. Bring to a boil, add lemon juice, and simmer for about 5 minutes. Set aside.

Semolina borekas

  1. Preheat the oven to 400ºF
  2. Unfold puff pastry and cut each one into 9 rectangular pieces
  3. Place a piece of semolina, which you previously cut, at the bottom half of each piece of puff pastry, fold over, and pinch the ends with a fork to seal them
  4. Once they are assembled, place them on a baking sheet and in the freezer for 10 minutes ( See note 1)
  5. Bake at 400 ºF for 20 minutes
  6. While hot, drizzle some syrup on top and sprinkle with chopped pistachios

Notes

  1. These borekas are best eaten fresh out of the oven. You can bake as many as you need and freeze the rest unbaked.
  2. Check out our quick youtube video for visual instructions
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Refrigeration time: 25
  • Cook Time: 45
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: baked
  • Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 210
  • Sugar: 8.7 g
  • Sodium: 89.7 mg
  • Fat: 11.2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 24.7 g
  • Fiber: 0.7 g
  • Protein: 3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg