What is a good middle-eastern dessert?

Question

What is a good middle-eastern dessert?(links to web sites apreciated)

Answer 1

Sini desert, Negev desert, there are loads of them.

for desserts, go for goole, there are loads of websites. If I had ever had any I would list them for you, but I'm not a dessert person.

Answer 2

A
Atayef
Awwamath (Lebanese Doughnuts)
B
Baklava 1
Baklava 2
Basbousa with Almonds
Butter Cookies
F
Firnee (Almond & Cardamom Cream Pudding)
G
Ghrybe (Lebanese Butter Cookies)
H
Honey Cake (Bint al Sahn)
K
Koloketes (Pumpkin Pies)
Konafa
L
Lebanese Cookies
Luqmat el Qadi (Little Round Fritters)
M
Ma'amoul (Easter Cakes)
Meghli (Rice Pudding)
Muhallabieh (Pounded Rice Pudding)
S
Semolina Turmeric Cake

Answer 3

-- Kunafa:
Ingredients:
1 (1 pound) package Kataifi (can be found in most middle eastern, arab or greek grocery stores or markets)
1/2 lb. (2 sticks/8 oz./226g) butter, melted
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp. rosewater or vanilla extract
1/4 cup blanched whole almonds
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped (or 2 1/2 cups pistachios and omit raisins)
2 1/2 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 lb. soft ricotta cheese (this is an alternative filling, if using ricotta omit the nuts, raisins, cinnamon and the 2 1/2 tbsp. sugar)
Butter, for buttering the pan

Instructions:
1. In a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, add water, the 1 1/2 cups sugar and lemon juice. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Let simmer to a syrupy consistency. Remove from heat, let cool and add rosewater or vanilla.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Butter a 12-inch round, 2-inch high cake pan.
3. In a large bowl gently loosen kataifi. Mix very well with the 1/2 pound of melted butter. Place blanched almonds in a decorative pattern in the cake pan. Cover with half of the kataifi. Press down lightly.
4. If using the ricotta cheese, spread in an even layer over kataifi, then cover with the remaining half of the kataifi. Press down gently.
5. If using the raisins and walnuts sprinkle an even layer over kataifi. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Cover with the remainig half of the kataifi. Press down gently.
6. Bake until lightly golden, about 30 to 45 minutes. (Note: the reverse side will be more golden when you turn it out.)
7. Immediately pour cold sugar syrup evenly over the hot kunafa. Let cool completely to room temperature. Invert onto serving plate.
8. If using the ricotta cheese, kunafa should be served warm or hot. It may be difficult to invert with the ricotta filling so cut and serve from pan.

Makes 12 servings.

-- BAQLAWA
2 cups pastry flour, unsifted
2 eggs
2 Tbsp. salad oil
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup tepid water
1 cup ground walnuts
1 cup melted butter
Pinch of baking powder

Mix flour, eggs and salad oil. Work in the water a little at a time. Knead 15 minutes until very smooth. Divide dough into ten portions and form each into a ball. Roll out on pastry board, liberally dusted with cornstarch, into thin sheets about 10 inches in diameter. Stack the sheets in a round baking pan, brushing each sheet with melted butter and sprinkling walnuts between every third sheet. Score the top in a diamond pattern with a very sharp knife. Bake in a hot oven until well puffed, flaky and lightly browned. While hot cover with simple hot syrup made with three parts sugar to one part water. Chill. Cut in diamond shapes along scored lines.

& YOU HAVE:
-- Ish El Saraya
-- Mango Mousse
-- Halawat El Tahin
-- Zerda wa Haleeb
-- Semolina Sweet
-- Namoura
-- Mughli
-- Usmalia with Cheese
-- Harisah
-- Basbosa

& M A N Y MORE.......

Answer 4

I like a dessert called Nammura, I think it's Lebanese, it's a semolina cake soaked in honey. They Turkish have a similar
dessert (orange honey cake). Both are good!

Answer 5

Baklava is fantasitc, but touchy if you've never worked with phyllo pastry before: http://www.thespicehouse.com/recipes/print/metaxas--moroccan-baklava-recipe

Halva is also great and the colour is terrific if you have saffron on hand: http://mideastfood.about.com/od/dessertssweetspastries/r/halva.htm

Answer 6

Baklava with pistachios is really good!

Answer 7

Baklava...pretty standard and always good...Here are some others...

Answer 8

Baclava!!

Answer 9

baklava is the best

Answer 10

the women