Gebneyah or Jibneyah is simply a dessert made from a dough that has cream cheese as one of the main ingredients. It is very very delicious and easy to make. You can drizzle it with simple syrup- my fav.-, honey, powdered sugar, nuts … it is yummy in all cases. So let’s start

You will need:

• 2 c of all purpose flour.
• 240 gm (almost 8 ounces) of cream cheese.
• 1.5 tsp of  dry yeast.
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar.
• 1/4 c of lukewarm water- more or less.
• Oil for frying.

For the simple syrup: you are going to need a thick version

• 2 c of granulated sugar.
• 1 cup of water.
• a dash of vanilla
• juice from 1/2 lemon.
• 1 tsb of both/any of rose or orange blossom water- optional.

Start by

• Combining the dry ingredients well together then add cheese,water until you get a nice consistent dough that does not stick.
• let it rest in a warm place for an hour.
• Roll your dough and cut with cookie cutter.

• Deep fry them on medium until they are golden brown. They will puff nicely as they should be hollow from inside when you eat them.
• While it is still hot, drizzle with room temperature syrup or powdered sugar. You can serve with fresh fruit too.

Yumm 🙂 Enjoy.