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Layali lubnan (semolina cream with orange blossom)

Layali lubnan, meaning "Lebanese nights", is a creamy dessert scented with orange blossom, made with semolina and milk. It is layered in a dish, decorated with crushed pistachios, and is best served well chilled.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

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Nutrition facts

313 kcal per serving

Protein
8.7 g
Carbohydrates
46.8 g
Fat
9.8 g
of which saturated fat
4.2 g
Fiber
1.3 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Roughly crush the pistachios with a knife and set them aside.
  2. In a pan, heat 800 ml of milk with the sugar and semolina, stirring constantly over medium heat until lightly thickened, about 8 minutes.
  3. Dissolve the cornflour in the remaining 200 ml of very cold milk, then pour this mixture into the pan while whisking.
  4. Continue cooking over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring, until you have a cream that coats the spoon in a ribbon.
  5. Off the heat, stir in the orange blossom water and rose water, then divide the cream among 6 dampened small dishes or pour it into one large dish.
  6. Leave to cool, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours so the cream sets properly.
  7. Just before serving, scatter over the crushed pistachios, dust with cinnamon and icing sugar.

Variations and tips

One-dish version. Pour the cream into one large dish and decorate it with the pistachios all at once for sharing.

With what you can find here. Replace homemade orange blossom water with the bottled pastry version, and the pistachios with toasted flaked almonds if needed.

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