chocolate chips, coarsely chopped pistachios/ raisins/ chopped dates for
garnish
Chocolate Syrup, for serving
METHOD
- In a small bowl or cup, dissolve yeast and sugar in milk and leave for 5 minutes, or until foamy.
- In a large bowl, mix flour and baking powder. Stir in yeast mixture. Gradually stir in water until combined.
- Add cocoa to half the Qatayef dough to have chocolate flavored Qatayef.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes, or until foamy.
- Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Brush with vegetable oil. Using a small ladle, spoon 1-tablespoon batter onto the skillet for each pancake.
- Cook pancakes on one side only for about 3 minutes, or until bubbly and dry on tops and light golden on the bottoms.
- Adjust heat as necessary to cook pancakes evenly. Repeat to cook remaining pancakes.
- Place a pancake, uncooked side up, on a work surface. Fold pancake in half and pinch ⅔ of the outer edge closed, forming a cone.
- Fill each cone with a generous tablespoon of clotted cream chocolate mixture and arrange on a serving plate.
- Garnish with chocolate chips. pistachios, raisins, dates, Repeat to shape and stuff the remaining Qatayef.
- Drizzle the Qatayef with chocolate Syrup before serving.
