Shaabiyat also known as warbaat, is a very popular middle Eastern dessert , a Layers of phyllo dough filled with homemade ashta and brushed with butter or ghee, baked to a golden perfection, drizzled with simple syrup (atir) while it’s hot and topped with pistachios. This recipe makes 40 medium size You can cook all 40 or you can save half in the freezer for another time, Just when you need to make some, take out the freezer then bake. ✨Ingredients ✨ 1 package phyllo dough 1 to 1 1/2 cup melted ghee or butter Ashta Pistachios Simple syrup (atir) ✨Ashta: 2 cups whipping cream 2 cups milk 1/3 cup sugar 2 tsp orange blossom water 8 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1/4 cup milk ✨Instructions: 1: add milk, whipping cream and sugar in a saucepan, mix then turn heat on, stir every minute to not stick to the bottom. 2: bring to boil then add orange blossom water. 3: mix pen starch with milk then add slowly and mix fast so they don’t make lumps. 4: boil till it’s thick. 5: pour to a plate then refrigerate for couple hours before using it will be firm and thick ✨Atir ( simple syrup) 2 cups sugar 1 cup room temperature water 2 tsp lemon juice 1 tsp orange blossom water ✨instruction: 1- in a pot add sugar and water. 2: turn on the heat on high, mix and bring to boil. 3: when start boiling lower heat to medium then add lemon juice and orange blossom water. 4: boil for another 5 minutes. 5: turn off the heat and remove the pot to the side to cool down. ✨Instructions✨ 1: prepare ashta ahead of time need to be cold and thick same with syrup should be prepared ahead of time and cold. 2: take out the phyllo dough separate in half( comes with 16 sheets ) each half will be 8 sheets.
3: cut into equal squares using the box or by your hand.
4: fill with ashta and crushed pistachios( optional) then close the first layer on the ashta secure nothing comes out.
Optional add in crushed pistachios
5:close it as triangle
6:brush with ghee or butter make sure to add a good amount of ghee or butter all over.
7:bake at 350 f for about 45 minutes till it’s golden color. 8: take out and drizzle cold atir while it’s hot. 9: top with pistachios. 10: don’t cover let it cool on the counter then after few hours you can cover and save I. The fridge it will stay crunchy for up to 2 days
