Baklava and Sahlab and with Organic Rosewater. Delicious Ramadan Iftar recipies

BAKLAVA   

(prep.time 25 min., cook time 75 min)

What you will need

• 2 1/2 cups pistachio nuts
• 4 cups sugar plus 1/2 cup
• 1 lb butter
• 1 package, or 16 oz. frozen filo dough, thawed according to package directions
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons Dioscurides Organic rosewater

Preparation:

For the Syrup:

Combine 4 cups sugar, lemon juice, and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and allow to boil for 10 minutes. Add  Dioscurides Organic rosewater  and bring to a boil. Remove from heat immediately and give some time to cool.

For the dough and the Filling

• Preheat oven to 300. 
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and nuts in a bowl. 
• Unroll dough and cut into 9x12 pieces to fit into dish.
• Grease bottom of 9x12 pan with butter. Place two sheets of dough in the baking dish. Brush dough with butter and repeat until half of filo dough is used. 
• Spread about 1 cup of nut mixture over the last layer of dough. Place two sheets of filo dough and brush with butter. 
• Repeat until nut mixture is used. On the final layer of filo dough, be sure to brush with butter. 
• Cut into 3 inch squares. Then, cut each square in half diagonally to make triangles. 
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and pour syrup over top of baklava and allow to seep and saturate it well. 

SAHLAB

(prep.time 5 min., cook time 10 min) 

What you will need

• 4 cups milk
• 2 tablesp cornstarch
• 3 tablesp sugar
• 1 teasp  Dioscurides Organic rosewater
• 1 teasp orange blossom water
• 2 teasp cinnamon powder
• Pistachios for garnish

What to do:

• Mix the cornstarch with a 3 tablespoons of cold milk until completely dissolved.
• boil the remaining milk then pour in the cornstarch mix stirring well until dissolved with no lumps.
• Continue to cook on low heat, continue stirring for 8-10 minutes until the milk thickens.
• Then stir in sugar, cinnamon,  Dioscurides Organic rosewater  and orange blossom water until all mixed well.
• Remove form heat, place in serving bowls, allow to cool then garnish with pistachios nuts.

Ramadan Mubarak