Sunday Morning Snack

A Sunday morning snack of "Eish El Sarayah" (see Sept 10 entry, correction to translation - means bread of the royalties).It was served with the lovely Shaktea ginger lemon tea (http://www.shaktea.ca/tea/herbal/ginger-lemon/).

For the adventurous readers, here is the recipe of "Eish El Sarayah" - try it, it is quick and easy.

First, make the syrup: Bring to boil 1.5 cups sugar and 1 cup brown sugar mixed with 1 cup water. Once mixture boils, simmer for 20 minutes. At that time, add 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp of each of rose and orange blossom waters. Simmer for another couple of minutes.

Cover a platter with fresh white bread crumbs (one or one and a half loaf should do it). Soak with the hot syrup, layer the cream over the bread (see product shot above - this cream product is available at most middle eastern or Iranian stores - Iranians refer to it as "Puck"), sprinkle with crushed pistachios and refrigerate for at least four hours. Enjoy!