Of oranges

melted butter • egg • vanilla extract • orange zest • orange juice • powdered sugar • flour • baking powder • salt

kunafa (shredded phyllo dough) • butter • vegetable oil • Qashtalia: • milk • additional milk • fresh cream • cornstarch, or 6 tablespoons • sugar • flavorings, orange blossom water or rose water • honey, flavored with orange blossom water • vanilla •

eggs • and 1/2 cups sugar • fresh orange juice • vegetable oil • and 1/2 cups flour • baking powder • baking soda • Zest of 2 oranges • Tahini for greasing the pan • vanilla

whole milk (about 1.2 liters) • ground rice • ground pistachios (about 60 grams) • pistachio or almond extract • ground cardamom • sugar (about 200 grams) • orange blossom water • rose water • green food coloring (optional)

ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • onion • dried marjoram • dried basil • Lemon or orange zest • cumin • Water, • salt • black pepper • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • onion •

cornstarch • semolina • whole milk (about 710 ml) • rose water • orange blossom water • honey-flavored cream (or plain clotted cream) • sugar • vermicelli noodles • butter

flour (about 625 grams) • eggs • cold water (about 355 ml) • salt • simple syrup (about 60 ml) for the dough • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • citric acid (add after boiling) • Cornstarch for rolling out the dough • Clarified butter or ghee • For the cream filling: •

white bread • shelled pistachios (about 65 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar • orange blossom water • rose water • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1/2 lemon • rose water •

semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • sweet white cheese (such as ricotta or unsalted mozzarella, about 200 grams) • Almonds for garnish • tahini • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • lemon juice •

flour (about 375 grams) • orange juice (about 240 ml) • baking powder • oil (about 120 ml) • salt • halloumi cheese, cut into strips

milk (about 1.4 liters) • fine semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • orange blossom water • clotted cream (ashta) • milk (about 1.2 liters) • white vinegar • cream (such as table cream, about 170 grams each) • mixed fresh fruit • mixed nuts • simple syrup (attar)

whole milk (about 1.4 liters) • sugar (about 250 grams) • fine semolina (about 320 grams) • Orange blossom water or mastic • For the second layer • whole milk (about 2.4 liters) • white vinegar • medium container crème fraîche (about 8 ounces or 225 grams) • Soaked mixed nuts • Chopped fresh fruit

First stage • whole fresh milk (about 3 liters) • white vinegar or lemon juice • Second stage • whole fresh milk (about 1 liter) • cornstarch • sugar • rose water • orange blossom water • clotted cream or kaymak, or any available type (for the final addition)

milk (about 1.2 liters) • semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • mastic • orange blossom water • whipped cream • clotted cream (ashta) • Chopped pistachios for garnish • Simple syrup

oil (120 ml) • eggs • vanilla extract • baking powder (about 2 teaspoons) • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • sugar (200 grams) • shredded coconut (80 grams) • semolina (160 grams) • plain yogurt (240 ml) • For the syrup: • sugar (200 grams) • water (120 ml) •

For the harissa: • shredded coconut (about 160 grams) • plain yogurt (about 480 grams) • coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • baking powder (about 2 teaspoons or 8 grams) • orange blossom water (about 30 ml) • rose water (about 30 ml) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 32 grams) • cornstarch (about 32 grams)

milk (about 1.2 liters) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • orange blossom water (about 60 ml) • rose water (about 60 ml) • vanilla extract • For garnish: • clotted cream or thick whipped cream (about 240 ml) • finely chopped pistachios (about 120 grams) • rose petal jam

coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • melted clarified butter or ghee (about 60 grams) • simple syrup (about 120 ml) • sugar (about 50 grams) • ground mastic pieces • salt • baking powder • powdered milk • boiling hot water (about 120 ml) • orange blossom water (about 30 ml) • Assorted nuts for garnish • simple syrup for soaking (about 360 ml)

mozzarella cheese (500 grams) • fine semolina flour (about 150 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • ghee • orange blossom water • For the cream filling: • whole milk (about 1.2 liters) • vinegar (about 120 ml) • plain cream (such as Nestlé or any plain canned cream)

shish tawook (marinated chicken breast pieces) • onions • green bell peppers • red bell pepper • corn (about 165 grams) • potatoes • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • orange juice (about 120 ml) • garlic, minced • Himalayan salt • shish tawook spice blend • black pepper •

Dough Ingredients • medium-coarse semolina (about 800 grams) • fine semolina (about 400 grams) • unsalted butter or ghee (about 500 grams) • powdered milk • sugar • active dry yeast • simple syrup • orange blossom water • rose water • salt • Walnut Filling Ingredients •

boneless chicken breast (1 kg) • plain yogurt (about 240 ml) • mayonnaise • mustard • vegetable oil • white vinegar • orange juice • white pepper • salt • garlic powder • onion powder • ginger •

milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina • sugar • table cream • pistachios • orange blossom water • simple syrup

milk (about 1.2 liters) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • cornstarch (about 6 grams) • vanilla extract • sugar (about 100 grams) • orange blossom water

whole milk (about 1.4 liters) • sugar (about 150 grams) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • orange blossom water • finely ground pistachios

ready-made baklava phyllo dough or homemade (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For brushing between layers • butter (about 115 grams) • ghee (about 115 grams) • (Filling) • finely chopped walnuts (about 300 grams) • finely chopped peanuts (about 140 grams) • finely chopped and toasted kataifi pastry with 1 tablespoon ghee (about 70 grams) • shredded coconut, optional (about 40 grams) • ground cinnamon • prepared simple syrup, for soaking (about 120 ml) • (Simple Syrup) Prepare in advance •

fine semolina (about 160 grams) • whole milk (about 950 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • orange blossom water • ground mastic pieces • whole milk (about 710 ml) • sugar (about 25 grams) • heaping tablespoons cornstarch (about 30 grams) • rose water • vanilla extract • cotton candy • Chopped pistachios •

fine semolina (about 800 grams) • medium semolina (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • powdered milk (about 25 grams) • orange blossom and rose water mix (about 180 ml) • clarified butter or ghee (about 400 grams) • Filling • dates, pistachios, or walnuts (about 800 grams) • simple syrup • orange blossom water • clarified butter or ghee

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • sugar (about 400 grams) • fine semolina (about 340 grams) • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • water or milk (about 240 ml) • plain yogurt, at room temperature • orange blossom water • turmeric • baking soda • baking powder • salt • tahini •

whole milk (1 liter) • semolina (medium grind) • plain cream (such as table cream, about 6 oz/170 g) • white sugar • vanilla extract with mastic (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract plus a pinch of ground mastic, if available) • orange blossom water • Honey, for serving • Nuts for garnish: • Dried edible rose petals • Sliced pistachios • Shredded coconut and ground pistachios