Pastries

Kleijeh

كليجة

Syria

Small pastries filled with date paste, walnut or a sweet aniseed dough, baked for Eid.

🥐 PastriesDessertCommonSeason · Mar 1 – Apr 30
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What it is

A closer look at Kleijeh.

Small pastries filled with date paste, walnut or a sweet aniseed dough, baked for Eid.

What to look for

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Baked in batches before Eid and given away in tins. The dough should be short and only faintly sweet.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

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Native to

Syria

Country-wide tradition

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