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Sheer pira — milk and walnut sweets

Sheer pira — milk and walnut sweets

  • Dessert
  • Afghan

Firm milk-powder sweets scented with cardamom and rose water, with walnuts and pistachios.

Active time20 min

Cooking15 min

Total1 hResting : 30 min

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Ingredients

  • 125 g walnut kernels
  • 500 ml water
  • 20 ml food-grade rose water
  • 440 g whole milk powder
  • 20 ml ground pistachios
  • 440 g sugar
  • 20 ml ground cardamom

Preparation

  1. Heat the sugar and water gently, stirring until dissolved. Then simmer without stirring for about 15 min, until thick but not coloured.

    500 ml water
    440 g sugar
    • saucepan
    • spoon
  2. While the syrup cooks, chop the walnuts. Mix them in a bowl with the milk powder, cardamom and rose water. Pour in the hot syrup and mix quickly until evenly combined.

    125 g walnut kernels
    20 ml food-grade rose water
    440 g whole milk powder
    20 ml ground cardamom
    • knife
    • chopping board
    • mixing bowl
    • spoon
  3. Spread in a shallow dish and scatter with the ground pistachios. Cool for at least 30 min, until firm. Cut into diamonds to serve.

    20 ml ground pistachios
    • shallow dish
    • spatula
    • knife

Allergens

  • Milk
  • Tree nuts
Sources and credits

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Sheer pira — milk and walnut sweets