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qatayef asafiri filled with ashta on a gold tray with small gold jug

Qatayef Asafiri with Ashta (Pancakes Stuffed with Cream)

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Today’s Qatayef recipe is a delicious treat of small pancakes stuffed with ashta, the Middle Eastern clotted cream I shared in my last post. Qatayef Recipe The traditional katayef recipe is the one that’s filled with walnuts and deep fried before being drenched in sugar syrup with or without a sprinkle of cinnamon. While they […]

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Homemade Ashta Recipe (plus a Cheat’s Version)

Ashta is basically the Middle Eastern clotted cream, and it tastes like mascarpone, only flavoured however you want to. What is Ashta? Ashta is a much loved Middle Eastern cream, resembling clotted cream in texture and is used as both a topping and a filling for countless Middle Eastern desserts. Unlike its Western counterpart though,