Lebanese Othmalieh (Othmalieh Bil Ashta) عثملية بالقشطة

Name: Lebanese Othmalieh (Othmalieh Bil Ashta) عثملية بالقشطة
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 cups of Cottage cheese.; 2 cups of milk.; 2 big spoon of sugar.; 2 tablespoons of starch.; 2 tablespoons of fine semolina.; 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract.; 500 grams of vermicelli (Othmalieh or Knefe dough).; Cooking oil spray.; 1 cup crushed pistachios, as desired.; 1 tablespoon of Rose water jam

11 steps

Prep:40minCook:20min

This Sweet Lebanese dessert is made with Ashta (cream), crunchy Othmalieh dough and a crushed pistachios garnish and covered with aromatic rose water syrup.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:56:26 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories475.4 kcal (24%)

Total Fat13.4 g (19%)

Carbs63 g (24%)

Sugars12.3 g (14%)

Protein19.7 g (39%)

Sodium229.4 mg (11%)

Fiber3.9 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

Instructions

Preparing the Ashta cream:

Step 1

Put in a saucepan sugar, liquid milk, semolina, vanilla, and starch, mix all ingredients well, then put the saucepan on a the stove at medium heat.

Sauce Pan

Step 2

Stir the mixture constantly until it boils, turn off the heat and leave the cream mixture until it cools a little.

Step 3

In the bowl of the electric mixer, we put the cream mixture and the cottage cheese and mix the ingredients well until becomes combined Ashta.

Step 4

We put the Ashta in the fridge and leave it for a full hour until it hardens and cools.

FridgeCool

Preparing the dough:

Step 5

Divide the Othmalieh dough into two equal parts (layers).

Knife

Step 6

Grease an oven tray (30 X 30 cm) and distribute the first layer of Othmalieh dough to cover the bottom of the tray, spray it with cooking oil and place it in preheated oven (200°C) for 10 minutes or until golden.

OvenHeat

Baking sheet

Step 7

Let it cool down, remove the dough and put aside.

Step 8

Repeat the same for step of the first layer of the Othmalieh dough, so you have the second layer ready.

Step 9

Let it cool down then move it to a service plate, spread the cold Ashta (cream) generously over the first layer, then put the second layer over the Ashta.