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Şöbiyet
Şöbiyet: Gaziantep filo triangles filled with semolina cream and pistachio, soaked in syrup
Gaziantep's baklava shops lay out trays of şöbiyet beside the classic squares: buttery filo triangles hiding a soft semolina cream and a thick seam of pistachio, soaked in cool syrup. Families buy them by the kilo for bayram visits and engagement days, and they are best eaten the day they are made, while the top layers still crackle. Home versions use shop filo and a quick milk cream instead of the clotted cream the masters fold in. Pour cold syrup over hot pastry, never hot over hot, or the layers turn soggy. Chef's tip: chill the cream until it is firm enough to slice; a soft filling oozes out as you fold the triangles.
- Total time
- 90 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the syrup
For the cream
For the pastry
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Boil 14 oz sugar and 1 ¼ cups water for 10 minutes, add 1 tbsp lemon juice and leave the syrup to cool completely.
10 minStep 2: Whisk 2 cups whole milk, 2 ⅛ oz fine semolina and 2 tbsp caster sugar in a pan over a medium heat for 6–8 minutes, until it thickens like custard. Stir in ⅔ oz butter, spread 1 cm thick on a plate, cover the surface and chill for 30 minutes, until firm.
40 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan). Stack 4 sheets of 14 oz filo pastry sheets, brushing each with 2 ⅞ oz butter, and cut into 10 cm squares.
Step 4: Put a small square of cold cream and a spoonful of 7 oz unsalted pistachios on each, then fold corner to corner into a triangle and press the edges.
Step 5: Pack the triangles snugly into a buttered baking tray and brush generously with the rest of 4 oz butter.
5 minStep 6: Bake for 35–40 minutes, until deep golden and crisp all over.
40 minStep 7: Spoon the cold syrup over the hot pastry; it should hiss. Leave for 2 hours to soak, then scatter with a little finely ground pistachio from the rest.
120 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 440 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 56 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does şöbiyet take?
- About 90 minutes in total: 50 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 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 sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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