Recipe: Here's A 5-Step Recipe To Prepare Lebanese Filled Pancakes, Qatayef

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All-purpose flour, salt, water, sugar, Akkawi or Ricotta, chopped nuts, lemon juice

Ingredients

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Mix flour, water, and a pinch of salt in a bowl and prepare a thin batter and let it rest for 30 mins. 

1. Preparing the Batter

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Heat a non-stick pan and pour a small ladle of batter. Cook until small bubbles form. Flip and cook briefly. Add a teaspoon of sweet cheese or nuts in the center. Fold it into a half-moon shape, sealing the edges.

2. Filling the Qatayef

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Cook the stuffed Qatayef on a hot griddle. 

3. Cooking the Qatayef

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Make the sugar syrup. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, water, and lemon juice and immediately pour the hot sugar syrup evenly over it.

5. Prepare & Pour Sugar Syrup

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Serve some hot Qatayef sweetened with syrup. 

5. Serve

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This quick and easy Qatayef recipe is a delightful Middle Eastern dessert.  

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