Halawet el-jibn (Sweet Syrian cheese rolls) | Recipe | A kitchen in Istanbul

Ingredients

• 125 g water
• 50 g sugar
• 80 g fine semolina
• 140 g shredded mozzarella (or akkawi cheese if you can get hold of it)
• 1 Tbsp rose water
• 1 handful unsalted pistachios (unsalted) (finely chopped)
• 1 small handful mint leaves (leaves only, sliced (optional))
• 200 g kaymak (or clotted cream or ashta)
• 1 Tbsp icing sugar (powdered sugar) (powdered sugar (optional))
• 75 g honey
• 50 g water
• 1 tsp rose water