Qatayef Asafiri
Mini one-sided cooked pancakes formed into cones, cooled and filled with cold prepared Ashta, pistachios and honey.
40 min hands-on + 30 min rising · Total: 1 hr 10 min · 2 servings
Ingredients
- 120 ml prepared pasteurized ready-to-eat Ashta or thick clotted cream
- 2 tbsp ready-to-eat crushed pistachios
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, measured by volume
- 1 tsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp dry yeast
- 240 ml warm water, temperature per yeast label
- 2 tbsp honey
Instructions
Mix the thin batter
Whisk 1 cup flour (240 ml volume), 1 tsp sugar and 0.5 tsp yeast with 240 ml warm water into a smooth thin batter. Follow the yeast label for water temperature. Do not taste raw flour batter.
Do not taste raw flour batter.
Rest and protect the filling
Cover batter and begin checking after 30 minutes for small surface bubbles. Meanwhile keep 120 ml prepared pasteurized Ashta or thick clotted cream refrigerated at ≤4°C. This filling is already ready to eat, not an unlisted homemade cream recipe or plain liquid whipping cream.
This filling is already ready to eat, not an unlisted homemade cream recipe or plain liquid whipping cream.
Check Asafiri batter: 1800 seconds
Heat a dry non-stick pan
Heat a dry nonstick skillet over medium heat without oil. Spoon about 1 tbsp batter per approximately 5 cm circle, leaving room between pancakes. Piece count depends on batter and spoon size; use all batter rather than promising a fixed count.
Piece count depends on batter and spoon size; use all batter rather than promising a fixed count.
Cook fully on one side
Cook on one side only and begin checking at 2 minutes. Let bubbles open and the upper surface dry completely; adjust heat and continue until the whole thin pancake is cooked with no wet or raw batter. Do not flip; time and the first bubbles alone do not prove readiness.
Do not flip; time and the first bubbles alone do not prove readiness.
Check one-sided pancake: 120 seconds
Shape while pliable, then cool
Lift onto a clean plate without flipping. When safe to handle but still warm and pliable, pinch half the circular edge together to make an open cone. Protect briefly with a clean cover; do not leave a deep damp stack waiting. Let shells cool briefly before adding cold cream.
Let shells cool briefly before adding cold cream.
Divide the cold cream
Divide all 120 ml prepared cold Ashta or clotted cream among the cooled cones. Pipe or spoon into the open pockets using clean utensils. Keep unused cream refrigerated and promptly chill filled pastries; do not warm the dairy filling in hot shells.
Keep unused cream refrigerated and promptly chill filled pastries; do not warm the dairy filling in hot shells.
Finish and serve cold
Divide all 2 tbsp ready-to-eat crushed pistachios across the exposed cream tops. Drizzle the total 2 tbsp honey among all pieces just before serving cold. Do not give honey to infants under 12 months.
Do not give honey to infants under 12 months.
Keep filled pastries chilled
Refrigerate filled pastries promptly within one hour at ≤4°C. Use within 24 hours from preparation, including chilling. Eight portions use four times all ingredients in equivalent cooking batches, not four-times-thicker pancakes. Keep the cream cold during assembly.
Keep the cream cold during assembly.
Tips
- Instruction quantities describe the original two-serving batch. Ingredient controls scale the list to one or eight servings. One cup is 240 ml; tablespoon 15 ml and teaspoon 5 ml. Volumes are not gram weights. Use equivalent vessels/batches when scaling.
Common mistakes
- Do not add inherited draft ingredients or treat appearance and fixed times as the only cooking checks.
Substitutions
- Use the listed ingredient states and alternatives. Check product directions and allergens; unlisted replacements may change handling and storage.
Storage
Refrigerate promptly within one hour in shallow portions at ≤4°C. Use within 24 hours from preparation, including setting/chilling. These are conservative household limits, not a validated shelf life.
Reheating
Serve chilled; no reheating step is needed. Keep unused portions refrigerated.
About this recipe
Mini one-sided cooked pancakes formed into cones, cooled and filled with cold prepared Ashta, pistachios and honey.
Editorial approval does not establish independent kitchen testing. Check allergens and follow safe food handling.