Seeking suggestions for dessert for Middle Eastern meal

[Wendy w]

I am hosting my dinner club this month and was debating on what type of menu to plan. Seeing the wonderful recipes in the Lebanese article inspired me to plan a middle eastern themed dinner.

I plan on having: baba ganoush, the white bean hummus (from May), the chicken with yogurt sauce, fattoush, and tabbouli. If I can find ground lamb, I may throw in kibbeh.

I am stumped on dessert. I understand that they are not a dessert oriented culture. They usually have fruit and save the baklava for special occasions. Having made baklava in a cooking class, I am aware that it can be very time consuming to make. I am turning to you all for any ideas that you may have. The dessert does not need to be authentic.

Thanks!

Wendy


Thanks!

[venus]

YUM. This sounds great.

When I was in Cyprus we went to the most fabulous little pattiserie that had a million types of cookies. They were mostly like Italian tea cookies, but most of them were sprinkled with ground pistachios and/or honey. I bet that would be simple to make. A selection of fruit preserves with a fluffy bread like brioche is also very regional. The preserves there are extremely sweet, so keep that in mind.

There is a wonderful dessert called "Lukomadis" that is not too time consuming--but you can't make it ahead. They even sell mixes for it in gourmet stores. If I have a recipe, I will get it for you.