Pistachio Ashta Atayef - Rouba Shahin Middle Eastern Cooking

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon dry yeast + 1/4 cup warm water + ½ teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups plain flour
• ⅓ cup coarse semolina
• 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 ½ cup warm water (+ 2-3 tbs more if needed)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons orange blossom
• squeezе of lemon
• 300ml milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoon cornflour
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 125g Ricotta cheese
• Pistachio spread
• Coarsely Ground Pistachio