Moroccan food and recipes
Warqa pastry (also called brick pastry) is an essential Moroccan ingredient, used to make a number of sweet and savory pastries and dishes. Although the traditional method of dabbing sticky warqa dough onto a hot pan is difficult to master, a much-easier technique of "painting" batter onto a pan can be used to make the pastry leaves at home. In addition to the ingredients listed below, you'll want to have the following on hand: a food processor a new, clean nylon bristle paint brush, about 3" wide a smaller basting brush a medium or large non-stick skillet a pot for boiling water large plate or tray plastic wrap vegetable oil, for brushing the dough Other than that, patience is all that's needed since you'll be cooking the warqa leaves one-by-one. See How to Make Warqa for photos of this easy process. Prep Time: 15 minutes Total cooking time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Yield: Approx. 400 g of warqa pastry Ingredients: 1 3/4...