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| Halawet el Jibn Recipe |
Recipe Categories: Dessert
| Written by Dede Med |
Halawet el Jibn Recipe

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Yield: 8
Level: Medium
Ingredients
- 3 cups sliced fresh mozzarella soaked in water
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1/2 cup farina
- 1/2 stick of sweet cream butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbs rose water
- 1 tbs orange blossom water
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1/4 cup ground pistachios
- 2 cups ashta pudding (see atayef recipe)
- 1 cup simple syrup
Directions
In a large pot, on medium heat, combine water and sugar and stir until dissolved. Add lemon juice, rose water and orange blossom water and let boil until thick like a syrup. In a saucepan melt butter on medium heat and then add farina and semolina and cook for 2 minutes, then add to syrup and pot and let cook for 2 minutes. Next add the mozzarella to the pot and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until cheese is melted and well combined with the farina/syrup mix, about 3-5 minutes. Immediately pour cheese onto a flat surface or baking sheet that is coated with simple syrup, thin the cheese out with a spoon or with a marble rolling pin until it is 1/8 inch thick and then let cool completely. Cut cheese into 3 or 4 inch squares, fill with custard and roll up, place on a plate and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. When ready to serve, top with ground pistachio and simple syrup.Halawet el Jibn Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups sliced fresh mozzarella soaked in water
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1/2 cup farina
- 1/2 stick of sweet cream butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbs rose water
- 1 tbs orange blossom water
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1/4 cup ground pistachios
- 2 cups ashta pudding (see atayef recipe)
- 1 cup simple syrup
Directions
In a large pot, on medium heat, combine water and sugar and stir until dissolved. Add lemon juice, rose water and orange blossom water and let boil until thick like a syrup. In a saucepan melt butter on medium heat and then add farina and semolina and cook for 2 minutes, then add to syrup and pot and let cook for 2 minutes. Next add the mozzarella to the pot and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until cheese is melted and well combined with the farina/syrup mix, about 3-5 minutes. Immediately pour cheese onto a flat surface or baking sheet that is coated with simple syrup, thin the cheese out with a spoon or with a marble rolling pin until it is 1/8 inch thick and then let cool completely. Cut cheese into 3 or 4 inch squares, fill with custard and roll up, place on a plate and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. When ready to serve, top with ground pistachio and simple syrup.This is a Middle Eastern dessert that is a combination of sweetened cheese and served with a custard called ashta. It can be made in advance and chilled. It can be served in a roll stuffed with ashta as in the video or it can be served cut up into small squares an a dollup of ashta on top.
@mapglove lower your heat and maybe cook it a little less, you must stir vigorously
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
what am i doing wrong??? my cheese gets all stringy and won't mix with the farina/semolina!! please help i've gone through 4 unsuccessful attempts i can't afford any more cheese!!
By: mapglove
By: mapglove
@nouhadeter1968 awww you are so sweet, thank you for your support :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Must be me who should thank u coz u ve taught me a lot!!so giving u a drop stands nothing next to ur ocean!Am very happy about that n I look forward to watching the video!with love. NOUHAD
By: nouhadeter1968
By: nouhadeter1968
@nouhadeter1968 this sounds amazing! I am going to try it soon I promise...maybe you'll even see a video on this too :) thank you!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@MsLifesun well, i would suggest to follow the recipe and use the farina and butter in order to get the elasticity in order to stretch and pull the halawat el jibn :) the written recipe is on my site :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hello dedemed :) i've tried to do halawet el jebn but without farina and butter ( just semolina and mozzarella) it wasn't bad but the only problem is that it breaks each time i try to roll it :'( i don't understand why it's not elastic enough to roll without breaking as i see in all videos...do u have any suggestion do fix this ? thanks a lot :)
By: MsLifesun
By: MsLifesun
Hello dede!INGREDIENTS: half kilo of rice powder,a pinch of ground mastic gum(don't put much bcoz it will give ur sweet a bitter taste)half kilo of mazzorella unsalted cheese,sugar to taste,water,1tsp rose water,1tsp blossom water.RECIPE:soak the powder rice with water,add sugar,mawared,mazaher bring to boil stirring constantly.when it thickenens low the fire and add the cheese.Keep stirring until d cheese melts.Pour into small bowls and sprinkle grated pistachio over it!
By: nouhadeter1968
By: nouhadeter1968
@urburning thanks for your support :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@nouhadeter1968 I've never heard of this, please describe this and I'll look into it :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hello dede,am just asking if u know how to make halawet l riz!!!!i ve checked all but cant get it on u tube......thanks again for ur help and time
By: nouhadeter1968
By: nouhadeter1968
@dedemed omg i love you...cant wait =D
By: urburning
By: urburning
@urburning Yes madlouah is amazing, i will add that to the list of recipes to come :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
sweat
By: alsultanah2
By: alsultanah2
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM *drools* I LOVE IT..and znood el sett ....
hey do you know hw to make "madlooah" ..i cant find the recipe for it anywhere! ..its like a creamy dessert
By: urburning
By: urburning
@poser4sho you should try it, it is so simple to make and well worth it :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
you don't EVEN KNOW how much i love this freakin dessert. i have lived in the US for ten years and only have eaten at two restaurants. I'm finally going to try to make it myself but I'm a little skeptic b/c I'm an awful baker. Anyways, thanks a lot for your video!!!
By: poser4sho
By: poser4sho
@mabdewn thanks :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Oh...my...god that looks AMAZING!
By: mabdewn
By: mabdewn
@engafaf sounds amazing, my aunt does that too!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Heavenly good job derde, just wanted to tell you that i like to put crushed mastic and rose water with the cheese dough, yummmmmmmmmmmmy.
By: engafaf
By: engafaf
it's up now, check it out :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Thanks dede, but we're all still waiting for you to post the recipe on your website so we can make it too :)
By: babelicious26
By: babelicious26
Thanks and Happy Holidays to you and your family!!! Thanx for adding me on facebook! You're swesome!! xxxxx
By: catlovergal
By: catlovergal
this recipe will be up this weekend :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
We're on 
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