Semolina rose pitha/pastry

Semolina rose pitha/pastry

Ingredients:

• Semolina/suji: 1cup
• Flour: 3cup
• Yogurt: 1/2cup
• Egg: 1
• (Melted butter+ oil): (1/2+1/2) cup or 1 cup melted butter or 1cup oil
• Baking powder: 1tsp
• Vanilla essence: 1tsp or you can use cardamom powder for flavor.

For syrup:

• Sugar: 2cup
• Water: 2.5cup
• Lemon juice: 2tbsp or you can use 4 green cardamoms for flavor.

Instructions

Preparing syrup:

Place the sugar and water in a saucepan and place over medium heat.

Stir until the sugar dissolves completely. Add lemon juice and turn off the heat. Set aside for cool completely.

Preparing pitha/pastry:

In a bowl, mix oil, butter, egg, vanilla essence and yogurt. Add semolina and baking powder and mix very well.

Add flour slowly (1 cup at a time) with semolina mixture. Knead the dough well and form a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 20 minutes.

Divide the dough into 5 portions. Take one and roll the dough using a rolling pin for about ¼ inch thickness.

Using a glass or circle cutter make rounded pieces from the flat roti. (see picture)

Place 4 circles on top of each other like picture.

Then roll it (start from the top) and cut in half to form a rose shape like picture.

Preheat your ovenat 180C and Place rose pieces into a baking tray.

Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Or you can fry it.

Place cold syrup over hot roses and let it cool completely. Refrigerate overnight then serve.