Armenian Shredded Wheat Dessert Recipes

10 TRADITIONAL ARMENIAN DESSERT COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep an Armenian dessert in 30 minutes or less!

ARMENIAN SHREDDED WHEAT DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat to 350.
• Butter a 9x13 dish.
• Pour some milk in a bowl. Dip both sides of each shredded wheat square in the milk. Open each square in half and place in dish.
• Sprinkle over shredded wheat the sugar, ground walnut, honey and cinnamon.
• Pour milk over and dot with desired amount of butter.
• Bake for 30 minute.

TURKISH TEL KADAYIF (SHREDDED WHEAT DESSERT)

Steps:

• Butter a 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
• Layer 1 cup of the shredded wheat on the bottom of the pan. Cover with walnuts.
• Layer on the remaining shredded wheat. Pour the melted butter over it all.
• Bake at 350° until light brown (about 20 to 25 minutes).
• Cook the ingredients for syrup over medium heat until sugar melts. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Pour syrup over hot browned mixture. Cover and allow to cool.
• Cut into squares.
• May be served with whipped cream on top.

KADAIFI ME KREMA (GREEK SHREDDED WHEAT PASTRY WITH CUSTARD)

Steps:

• For custard: combine milk and semolina in a heavy pan; blend in beaten eggs and add salt and sugar; place over medium heat and stir constantly until thickened and bubbling; remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla extract and cover top of custard with plastic wrap (directly on surface of custard) to prevent a skin from forming.
• For pastry: place kadaifi in a large bowl and gently separate strands with fingers.
• Grease 13 x 9 inch glass oven dish with some of the.
• butter; put half the kadaifi in the base, pressing it down somewhat to make it compact; drizzle 1/4 cup butter evenly over it; pour custard filling over kadtaifi, spreading it evenly; top with remaining kadaifi; spread evenly and pat down gently; pour remaining melted butter evenly over top.
• Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 45 minutes until golden-brown; remove from oven and cool completely.
• For syrup: dissolve sugar in water over medium heat, add lemon rind and cinnamon stick and bring to the boil; add lemon juice and boil over medium heat for 15 minutes, skimming when necessary; do not stir once syrup is boiling; strain hot syrup over cooled pastry; leave until cold and cut into diamond shapes to serve.

KATAIFI (GREEK SHREDDED WHEAT PASTRY)

Steps:

• Oven at 350ºF.
• Butter a 9x13" baking pan lined with foil to make removing the pastry easier.
• Combine sugar, water & lemon juice in a
• pot. (NOTE - you could also throw a cinnamon stick into the syrup mixture).
• Bring to a boil & simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes, then cool to room temperature.
• Spread half of pastry (or shredded wheat pastry) in bottom of pan.
• Drizzle with half the melted butter.
• Combine the walnuts with the cinnamon &
• nutmeg and sprinkle over the pastry.
• Layer the remaining pastry over the nut
• mixture.
• Drizzle with remaining butter.
• Give it a light 'press' at this stage to meld all the layers.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven & pour syrup over hot pastry.
• When cool, cut in squares, then in half
• diagonally for triangles. (Allow to sit overnight - you should definitely allow it to sit several hours, unrefrigerated)
• remains crispy.

SHREDDED WHEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and lightly grease a large baking sheet or two.
• Combine the shredded wheat and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips in the food processor. Blend until it is finely ground.
• Cream together the butter and the two sugars in a very large bowl.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
• Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Stir in the shredded wheat mixture.
• Add the remaining chocolate chips. Feel free to experiment with adding other things like white chocolate or dark chocolate chips, nuts, M&M's, toffee pieces, anything you like.
• Drop by flat tablespoons onto the lightly greased baking sheets and pop them into the oven.
• Check them after 8 minutes or so. Depending on the pan you use, they could be done or it could take as much as 12-15 minutes.
• Pull them out when the edges are slightly browned and the middle looks soft and squishy, but isn't doughy.
• Make sure you cool them completely before packing in an airtight container. When they are suitable to pack, they can stay at room temperature for awhile.

CHICKEN NUGGETS MADE WITH SHREDDED WHEAT

Steps:

• preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a bowl blend cereal, Parmesan cheese, seasoned salt, paprika and garlic powder.
• In a different bowl mix mayo, honey and mustard.
• Stir chicken into wet mixture then roll in dry mixture to coat evenly.
• Place on rack in shallow backing pan.
• Bake 15-20 min or until slightly browned and done (165F internal temp).