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• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

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  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For the ashtaliyeh: | 2. Heat 1 1/2 cups of milk, sugar and cheese over medium heat, stirring to dissolve both the sugar and cream cheese. (I doubled the amount of sugar for our tastes.). | 3. Meanwhile dissolve cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of milk. | 4. When the milk and sugar mixture starts steaming, stir in the milk and cornstarch mixture. Stir continuously until the mixture thickens. | 5. Stir in the orange blossom water, rose water and mastic, then remove from heat. | 6. Pour through a strainer if desired. Then divide among small molds or ramekins and refrigerate for several hours (or overnight.). | 7. For the syrup: | 8. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan. My sugar kept crystalizing because the original recipe said to simmer for 10 minutes - I think if you remove it from the heat as soon as the sugar is completely dissolved it won't be a problem. | 9. Remove from heat, and stir in orange blossom and rose waters. Cool completely - store leftovers in the refrigerator. | 10. For the garnish: | 11. Grind pistachios (the 2 tbsp is after the shells have been removed) with the sugar in a mortar and pestle, or gently pulse in a food processor. | 12. To serve: | 13. Unmold the chilled Ashtalieh onto plates, and sprinkle with the ground pistachios. Drizzle with syrup and enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	2	cups		297.68	23.3264	15.372	15.9576
sugar	1	tablespoon		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0
cornstarch	1/3	cup		162.56	38.9419	0.1109	0.0213
cream cheese spread	3	ounces		250.8975	2.9768	6.0386	24.3243
orange blossom water	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
rose water	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pebble mastic	3		ground	-	-	-	-
sugar	1	cup	granulated	319.8	60.008	10.01	4.992
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	1	teaspoon		1.1183	0.3508	0.0178	0.0122
orange blossom water	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
rose water	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pistachio	2	tablespoons		86.1	4.1774	3.0996	6.9679
sugar	1	teaspoon		18.354	4.5908	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.