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Sweet Cheese Rolls with Cream: A Delightful Dessert

Sweet Cheese Rolls with
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Delightful rolls filled with a creamy ashta, flavored with orange blossom and rose, perfect for brunch or dessert.

Ingredients

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  • 3 pieces of sliced bread, without crust (40 g / 1.4 oz.)
  • 150 g whole milk (5.3 oz.)
  • 10 g cornstarch (0.35 oz.)
  • 350 g heavy cream (35% fat) (12.3 oz.)
  • 10 g white granulated sugar (0.35 oz.) (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional)
  • 200 g water (7.1 oz.)
  • 100 g white granulated sugar (3.5 oz.)
  • 70 g fine semolina (2.5 oz.)
  • 150 g mozzarella cheese, shredded (5.3 oz.)
  • 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
  • 1/2 tablespoon rose water
  • Orange blossom syrup (optional)
  • Ground shelled pistachios

Instructions

  1. Make breadcrumbs from the sliced bread using a food processor and set aside.
  2. In a medium pot, whisk together milk and cornstarch until smooth, then mix in sugar, heavy cream, and breadcrumbs.
  3. Cook over medium-high heat for about 8 minutes, stirring constantly until it reaches a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and cook for an additional 5 minutes until thick.
  4. Remove from heat, stir in orange blossom water if desired, and transfer to a container to cool for about 30 minutes before refrigerating for 2 hours.
  5. For the dough, begin by boiling water and sugar in a small pot, then sprinkle in semolina slowly, stirring constantly until thick.
  6. Add shredded mozzarella and stir until melted and smooth, then mix in orange blossom and rose water.
  7. Pour the hot dough onto parchment paper, cover, and roll it out into a thin rectangle.
  8. Spoon cooled ashta along one long edge of the dough, roll it up, and seal the edges.
  9. Cut the log into pieces (about 4 cm each) before serving.
  10. Decorate with finely ground pistachios and serve with syrup if desired.

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