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Sweet rice briouats with honey
بريوات بالروز (briwat bel rouz): crisp warqa triangles of orange-blossom rice pudding, dipped in honey
The old Fassi households and pastry shops of Fes and Rabat make rice briouats for Ramadan and weddings: short-grain rice cooked thick in milk with orange-blossom water, wrapped in warqa, fried and plunged into warm honey. They're crisp outside, creamy within, and served with mint tea. Runny rice pudding makes the pastry burst in the oil, so cook it until a spoon can stand in it, then chill it firm. Chef's tip: warm the honey with a splash of orange-blossom water, and dip the briouats while both are hot so the honey soaks in rather than sitting on top. Contains milk, wheat and almonds.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the rice filling
- 5 ½ oz short-grain ricerinsed
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 ⅛ oz sugar
- ⅔ oz butter
- 2 tbsp orange-blossom water
- 1 oz ground almondsopt
For the pastry
- 1 egg yolkfor sealing
- 1 ¼ cups sunflower oilfor frying
- 9 oz honey
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seedsopt
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Simmer 5 ½ oz short-grain rice in 1 ¼ cups water until the water is absorbed.
12 minStep 2: Add 2 cups whole milk, 2 ⅛ oz sugar and ⅔ oz butter and cook over a low heat, stirring often, until very thick and a spoon leaves a clear trail. Stir in half of 1 tbsp orange-blossom water and 1 oz ground almonds. Spread on a plate, cool and chill until firm.
25 minStep 3: Cut 12 warqa or filo pastry sheets into 8 cm strips, put a spoonful of rice at one end and fold into triangles. Seal with 1 egg yolk.
15 minStep 4: Warm 9 oz honey with the rest of 1 tbsp orange-blossom water in a wide pan over a low heat until runny.
3 minStep 5: Fry the briouats in 1 ¼ cups sunflower oil at 350°F until golden, then drop them straight into the warm honey for a minute, turning.
12 minStep 6: Lift onto a rack, scatter with 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds and cool. Keep in a tin for 3 days.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sweet rice briouats with honey take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 50 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of short-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of whole milk?
- Semi-skimmed milk with 1 tbsp cream per 240ml (1 cup).
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