Name: Egyptian lenza recipe by harshida shanid at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: For Cake; Fresh shredded coconut-1 cup; All purpose flour - 1 and 1/2 cup; Powdered sugar- 1 cup; Eggs-2; Vanilla extract_1 teaspoon; Salt - a Pinch; For the filling muhallabia; Milk_2 cup; Cornstarch _4 tablespoon; Sugar_2tablespoon; Whipping cream powder-2 tablespoon; For sugar syrup; Sugar-1/2 Cup; Water-1/2 cup; Lemon juice-1 tablespoon

Ingredients Serving: 8

For Cake
Fresh shredded coconut-1 cup
All purpose flour - 1 and 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar- 1 cup
Eggs-2
Vanilla extract_1 teaspoon
Salt - a Pinch
For the filling muhallabia
Milk_2 cup
Cornstarch _4 tablespoon
Sugar_2tablespoon
Whipping cream powder-2 tablespoon
For sugar syrup
Sugar-1/2 Cup
Water-1/2 cup
Lemon juice-1 tablespoon

Instructions

For muhallabia cream
In a thick bottom pan add the milk,sugar,cornstarch and whipping cream powder.
Whisk well till the sugar dissolves.
Place the pan on a medium heat .
Stir well till the mixture till the mixture boils and thickens.
Take off the heat,set aside to cool by covering it.
To prepare the topping and crust
Beat the room temperature butter with the sugar until creamy.
Add the eggs one by one and beat well.
Add salt and vanilla.
In a separate bowl sift flour,then mix with coconut.
Add to the egg mixture and mix well until you get a soft dough constistency.
Cover the dough and place it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 degree celcius.
Place a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom of 22 cm round baking tin.
Grease the sides of a pan.
Divide the dough in to two parts.
Take 3/4 cup of the mix,spread it out evenly to cover the bottom and go up the side of your baking dish.
Spread the cream stuffing equally over the base.
Place the remaining 1/4 cup of the dough in a piping bag.
Pipe vertical lines followed by horizontal lines.
Bake it in a preheated for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown on the edges.
Take out from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.
Mean while prepare sugar syrup.
For sugar syrup
Place the sugar,water and lemon juice over medium heat.
Bring to boil and take off the heat
Drizzle the top with 1/4 cup of hot sugar syrup.
Allow the lenza to cool to room temperature.
Decorate the lenza with pistachio flakes.

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