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powdered sugar • vegetable oil • tahini • sesame seeds • vinegar • egg yolk • salt • lemon zest • lemon juice • flour (as needed) • egg white • vinegar •

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)

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

parsley, finely chopped (about 240 grams) • tomatoes, finely chopped (about 300 grams) • fresh mint, chopped (about 40 grams) • green onions, finely chopped (about 50 grams) • fine bulgur (about 40 grams) • olive oil (180 ml) • fresh lemon juice (120 ml) • salt • Tomato roses, for garnish

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 •

Dough Ingredients: • coarse semolina (about 160 grams) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • ghee (about 225 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • milk (120 ml) • rose water • yeast • mahlab (optional, ground cherry pit spice) • Filling Ingredients: • walnuts, chopped (about 100 grams) • sugar •

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)

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

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, skinless chicken breast • large onions, sliced into wedges • green bell pepper, sliced into strips • medium tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped • (about 360 ml) basmati rice, rinsed and soaked for 15 minutes in hot water • butter • vegetable oil • mustard • ground black pepper • ground cardamom • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

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

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

whole milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • mastic (ground) • rose water • orange blossom water • plain clotted cream (ashta) or thick cream • ground pistachios, almonds, or shredded coconut for garnish (about 60 grams) • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • lemon juice •

whole milk (2 liters) • coarse semolina • sugar • ground mastic • shredded coconut • rose water and orange blossom water • clotted cream (for garnish)

semolina (about 480 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • milk (about 120 ml) • baking powder • lukewarm water (about 240 ml), for mixing • Orange blossom water • Rose water • Almonds, for garnish • Simple syrup

milk (about 500 ml) or 1 1/2 cups milk and 1/2 cup heavy cream • cornstarch • small cup sugar, or to taste • Orange blossom water and rose water • butter (optional) • tea biscuits

all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • medium semolina (about 80 grams) • baking powder • yeast • baking soda • cornstarch • rose water • warm milk (about 240 ml) • warm water (about 480 ml)

Baklava or phyllo dough • melted butter (about 100 grams) • ground pistachios or walnuts (about 250 grams) • ground cardamom • sugar • sugar • water • lemon juice • rose water

milk (about 1.2 liters) • semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar, or to taste (about 100 grams) • rose water • orange blossom water • clotted cream or ashta (about 12 ounces/340 grams) • Chopped pistachios for garnish, • Caramel Syrup: • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • lemon juice • rose water •

flour (about 250 grams) • cornstarch (about 120 grams) • powdered milk • sugar • baking powder • yeast • salt • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • warm water (about 360 ml) • rose water • orange blossom water • sugar (about 400 grams) •

First layer: • milk (about 710 ml) • fine semolina (about 120–160 grams) • sugar, or to taste (about 50 grams) • Flavorings: orange blossom water and rose water • Second layer: • heavy cream (about 240 ml) • table cream (such as Nestlé, about 170 grams) • For garnish: chopped pistachios or as desired • For serving: sugar syrup (as desired)

For Layali Lubnan: • whole milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • little rose water or orange blossom water • For garnish: 2 containers of ashta (clotted cream or thickened cream) • Pistachios • Simple syrup • For Muhallabia: • milk (about 355 ml) • cornstarch (about 180 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) •

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • ghee or clarified butter, softened to room temperature • unsalted butter, softened to room temperature • orange blossom water • rose water • sweetened condensed milk • mahlab spice • salt • (about 1 1/4 cups) date paste • ghee or clarified butter, softened • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

powdered milk (about 300 grams) • water (about 2.1 liters) • heaping tablespoons cornstarch (or cornflour) (about 40 grams) • sugar (or more, to taste) (about 400 grams) • rose water and 2 tablespoons orange blossom water • For the caramelized apples: • large yellow apples (yellow preferred, as red apples turn mushy when cooked) • sugar (about 100 grams) • butter (about 14 grams)

semolina (about 160 grams) • water (about 1.4 liters) • sugar (about 63 grams) • powdered milk (about 60 grams) • orange blossom water • rose water • For the topping: • clotted cream (or substitute with canned table cream) • whipped cream mix + 1 cup milk (about 240 ml) • For garnish: • Chopped pistachios or any kind of mixed nuts • For the syrup: •