Goosh-e-fil, is an Iranian sweet treat, that literally translates to “elephant’s ear” due to their shape! This pastry is made by a simple dough shaped into rectangles, deep fried and then drenched in a delicious saffron and rose water syrup.
How to make Persian Love Cake
Persian love cake is a fragrant, moist and beautiful cake that will make you fall in love with the wonderful flavors of cardamom, saffron and rose water.
Marbled Rose Water and Orange Valentine Cookies
These adorable valentine cookies are infused with rose water and lots of orange zest. To make them even better, you can dip them in some melted chocolate and sprinkle with rose petals.
Napoleon Pastry with Honey Whipped Cream Filling
This dessert is made of light and airy puff pastry filled with a honey flavored whipped cream and topped with ground pistachios. And the best part is, you basically need 3 main ingredients to make it!
Persian Bamieh Recipe
Bamieh is an Iranian and middle eastern sweet treat which is kind of similar to churros. It’s deep fried choux pastry that gets a bath in saffron and rose water syrup. They are crunchy on the outside, soft and squishy and syrupy on the inside and pair very well with a cup of black tea […]
Persian Saffron Ice Cream or Bastani Sonati
Saffron ice cream or “Bastani Sonnati” is a traditional Iranian ice cream made with saffron, rose water and pistachio. It’s sometimes sandwiched between two thin wafers, called “Bastani e Nooni” which means ice cream sandwich! But you can definitely enjoy it on its own.