For the Katayef
1 cup Quaker® quick cooking oats
½ cup corn starch
2 tsps baking powder
1 cup water
½ cup milk
2 Tbsps honey
Pinch of salt
¼ tsp baking soda
For the Filling:
Thick cream or fresh cream
For garnish:
Ground pistachio or walnuts
Simple syrup or honey for serving
1. In a food blender, process the oats until fine then add all the remaining ingredients and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
2. Heat a griddle or a medium nonstick frying pan over medium heat, lay a kitchen towel over a baking tray or plate.
3. Pour about 1 Tbsp of batter into the frying pan and leave to cook for 1 -2 minute or until the bottom is golden-brown and the surface is dry, remove from heat and arrange the katayef on the prepared tray. Repeat with remaining batter.
4. Place1 to ½ tsp of fresh cream, on one side of the katayef then pinch the edges of the other side together leaving the cream exposed like an ice-cream cone (you may brush the edges with water to help it to seal)
5. Garnish with ground nuts and serve with honey or simple syrup.
• You may fill them with chocolate, tahini butter or cookie butter