easy sweets

[Sunshine]

i need some eas sweet recipies pls...

[mohammad]

Don't know any recipies but do what i do......go to the local sweet shop and just buy them, far less hassle :D

[Abu Layla]

lol yer i reckon less time consuming... it takes u hrs to make and seconds to eat... when u just drive, buy, drive, serve :D or what i would do is... drive... eat buy eat.... eat drive eat... and no more to serve when u get home :p

[modest_muslima]

This is why men are no good in the kitchen!
I've got a few InshaAllah they're what ur looking for.....

Yum Yum Balls

1 packet Marie biscuits
1 can condensed milk
1 cup coconut
3 tbsp cocoa

Crush Biscuits in food processor and mix with all other ingredients.
Roll into little balls and coat in extra coconut. Yummy when refrigerated a bit.

Coconut Macroons
8oz coconut
10oz Sugar
5 egg whites

Mix together in a saucepan
Heat gently til warm and comes together. Leave to cool slightly
Divide into 18 pieces and place on baking trays
Bake 20 min 180C

If u like paki halwa I have the best recipe for that too!

[Sunshine]

Masha'Allah Sister yes i would like the Pakistani halwa, i just had some this week nice!!!

[Hope]

3esh el-saraya

Ingredients:
300mL thickened cream
desicated coconut
vanilla
castor sugar
nuts (walnuts/pistachio nuts(rosted ofcourse))
4 slices of bread
atar (sugar syrup)*

Method:
Pour the cream, coconut, sugar, few drops of vanilla into a bowl and mix with a spoon until it becomes thick. if you like, you can add some ground pistachio nuts.

Lightly brown the bread in a toaster and take the crusts off.

Place the bread in a square dish and pour some syrup over it. then pour the cream over the bread. decorate as desired. with strawberries or chopped walnuts, ground pistachio nuts.. (i just made it and used strawberries and waalnuts)

Place in the fridge for a couple of hours (preferably overnight)
if you dont have enough time to make this (which only takes a few minutes) then come on over..provided your female


*Syrup
1 ½ cups of sugar
1 cup of water.
Few drops of lemon juice.

Let water and sugar boil vigorously a few times, add lemon juice let boil once more and remove from heat. refridgerate until cold.

[Hope]

Creamy, Creamy Custard
ingredients
425g can peaches (or pineapple or apricots)
110g butter or substitute
¼ cup castor sugar
3 egg yolks
120ml cream

method
Drain fruit, reserve three tablespoons of the syrup.

Put butter and sugar in top of double saucepan over hot water, stir until melted. Add beaten egg yolks and reserved syrup. Whisk lightly until thickened. Remove from heat, stir in cream.

Serve as a deliciously rich sauce over fruit.

[Hope]

Pastry Melts
Makes 16 balls

Ingredients:
-1 sheet of puff pastry
-Philadelphia/Mainland cream cheese
-castor sugar
-mozarella cheese
-pistachio nuts, roasted and finely ground (blender)

Method
ok, cut circles out of the pastry using a small cup (no bigger than 6cm) the pastry should come out with 16 circles.

get maybe 2 or 3 tablespoons of the cream cheese, a tsp of sugar, some mozarella cheese (no too much), and some pistachio nuts and mix well in a small bowl.

place some of the filling in the center of each pastry circle, close letting tips meet so it looks like a semi circle then bring the ends together so it looks like a hat and close firmly..

do that for all the circles until either the pastry or filling runns out

then deep fry them in clean vegetable oil until the whole ball is golden brown (keep an eye on them because they cook fast)

put the balls on absorbant paper towels so the oil goes out, then dust/coat with castor sugar.
serve with some pistachio nuts sprinkled over it and with whipped ceam if desired...

sahtain

[Sunshine]

Masha'Allah very nice!

[modest_muslima]

Mmm what type of bread is good for the 3esh el-saraya?

I can't believe i'm giving u this recipe (along with how many other ppl!) my family loves this and would kill me for the recipe LoL
Paki Halwa
1 1/4c semolina (not the fine ground kind)
2 3/4c water
1c sugar
140g butter
1/3c flaked almonds
1/3c sultanas

Place water and sugar in a saucepan and let sugar melt. Keep on low heat.
Melt butter in a pan and toss semolina through until light tan in colour. Add almonds to semolina and toast them too until it's all a nice tan colour.
Bring syrup to a boil and add sultanas til they plump up.
While semolina is on medium heat, add your syrup (don't let it splash) and stir until it all comes together.
Cover for 5 min on very low heat and enjoy!

BTW u can add a few cardamom pods and saffron threads to the syrup, I never do and it tastes the same to me!

[Sunshine]

1 1/4c semolina (not the fine ground kind)

So what ype then?? I have seen some in my grocer and it is not powder is that what you mean??

This sounds so yummmy!! I cant wait to try it :D

[modest_muslima]

I dunno if you have an indian grocery store near you but they sholud have the right one. Like the one in the supermarket in the green packet is no good. You should be able to tell the grains apart from one another otherwise it goes too sticky. You can use a combination of fine and coarse but the coarse one is better.
Sorry 4 the essay on semolina ;)

[Hope]

Mmm what type of bread is good for the 3esh el-saraya?

inshallah white slice bread would be fine :)

[Sunshine]

Insha'Allah i am going to make some sweets today.

I was just wandering with the halwa once it is cooked do you put it in the fridge to set?

I will go and get what i need and then check to see of you have replied.

[modest_muslima]

It doesn't have to set it will be firm - eat it hot. you can put it in the fridge after to keep and just warm it up in the microwave

[Sunshine]

Thanks Sister...