In the year 1860, Mohammed Zalatimo opened a small pastry shop in the Old City of Jerusalem to make the pastry called Mutabak. Because the shop was so small, it offered Mutabak as a take away product and only in the morning time for breakfast in addition to a few specialty sweets that were made daily by him. Later on, Mohammed Zalatimo rented the shop next to his first one. Because of the spacious sitting area, customers were able to enjoy the Mutabak and the other sweets in the shop which included part of the ancient walls surrounding the Roman built church of the holy sepulcher. The sweets and pastry trade has been in the Zalatimo family for the past five generations, from Mohammed Zalatimo through his son Ibrahim and his grandsons, and now the family operates three other sweet shops in Jerusalem (in addition to the one in the Old City), two in Ramallah, and two in Amman. For this article This Week in Palestine interviewed Mohammad Zalatimo, great-grandson of Mohammed, who runs the 140 year-old shop still in its same location near the wall surrounding the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and he provided us with the recipe for Mutabak that is the specialty of the Zalatimo family. It is a simple recipe: dough, syrup, and powdered sugar. The dough is normal dough used for baking bread, but it is hand rolled not machine rolled [the secret of Zalatimo Mutabak], then cut into circles approximately the size of a pita, and a small amount of cheese* is added. The Mutabak is folded into a square and baked for several minutes until golden brown. After baking the Mutabak is cut into four squares, covered in syrup** and powdered sugar is sprinkled on top. His son Hani, who is being trained to follow in his fathers trade, said that the Mutabak should be served hot because when it cools its only a cold, sweet cheese sandwich. * The cheese is normal white curd cheese, which starts out being salty, and is soaked in water to draw out the salt. The water may have to be changed four or five times to make the cheese sweet enough. ** The Syrup is equal parts of water and sugar mixed together and boiled until it thickens.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Enjoy our Arabic Sweets!!
Zalatimo's Brothers is one of the most genuine, traditional pastry shop in Jerusalem, sure there are other pastry but if the main idea is to indulge yourself don't hesitate and visit our shop or order in our web page: Zalatimo Brother
We offer from Asabi to diabetic pastrys' as well!
Just a little preview of what you can find in our sweet shop!
Maria Carolina Escobar Recipes
Some Recipes of Arbic sweets:
Cola Cake Ingredients:
Preparation:Use a double boiler and melt the butter. Then add all the above ingredients except cola, and beat it nicely for two minutes. Add the Cola, mix it well and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes.
Fruit Ice Cream Ingredients:
Preparation:Take tall glasses (sundae) and place one large scoop of ice cream in each glass. Top it with a mixture of all the fruits. Pour a little squash in each glass over the fruit. Repeat the same process of adding ice cream, fruit and squash (a different colour this time). Sprinkle with a few nuts. Place a red cherry over it and serve immediately. Serves 6-8
Cola Cake Ingredients:
- 12 tablespoons flour
- 1 tin condensed milk
- 1 bottle Cola
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 100 gm butter
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essences

Fruit Ice Cream Ingredients:
- Vanilla ice cream block - 600 ml
- Pineapple, chopped - 4 rings
- Chopped Bananas (add lime juice on it)-2
- Orange segments, peeled - 2 cups
- Fresh grapes - 1 cup
- Orange/lemon/lychee squash (concentrate)- ½ cup
- Walnuts, chopped - ½ cup
- Glace cherry - 8-10
Preparation:Take tall glasses (sundae) and place one large scoop of ice cream in each glass. Top it with a mixture of all the fruits. Pour a little squash in each glass over the fruit. Repeat the same process of adding ice cream, fruit and squash (a different colour this time). Sprinkle with a few nuts. Place a red cherry over it and serve immediately. Serves 6-8
Best arabic sweets in Middle-east
في العام 1860 ، افتتح محمد زلاطيمو محل المعجنات الصغيرة في البلدة القديمة من القدس لجعل المعجنات دعا مطبق. لأن المحل كان صغيرا جدا ، عرضت مطبق كما يأخذ المنتج وفقط في وقت لتناول الافطار صباح اليوم ، بالإضافة إلى الحلويات الخاصة القليلة التي أدلى به يوميا. في وقت لاحق ، محمد زلاطيمو استأجر المحل بجانب واحد لأول مرة. بسبب المساحة الفسيحة الجلوس ، والعملاء قادرين على التمتع مطبق مطبقوغيرها من الحلويات في المحل الذي ضم جزء من الأسوار القديمة المحيطة بالكنيسة الرومانية بنيت من القبر المقدس. وكانت الحلويات والمعجنات التجارة في الأسرة زلاطيمو للأجيال الخمس الماضية ، من خلال زلاطيمو محمد ابراهيم ابنه وأحفاده ، والآن تدير ثلاثة متاجر عائلة الحلو أخرى في القدس (بالإضافة إلى واحد في البلدة القديمة) ، واثنان في رام الله ، واثنان في عمان. هذا المقال مقابلة هذا الأسبوع في فلسطين سمير زلاطيمو ، حفيد محمد ، الذي يدير المحل 140 عاما لا يزال في موقعه نفسه بالقرب من الجدار المحيط كنيسة القبر المقدس ، وقدم لنا وصفة ل هذا هو منمطبق اختصاص الأسرة زلاطيمو. انها وصفة بسيطة : العجين ، وشراب ، والسكر البودرة. العجين العجين غير الطبيعية المستخدمة لصنع الخبز ، ولكن من جهة توالت لا آلة لف سر زلاطيمو ،مطبق ثم تقطع إلى دوائر تقريبا حجم الخبز ، وكمية صغيرة من الجبن * يضاف. الايدي إلى مربع ، مطبقوخبز لعدة دقائق حتى لونها بنيا ذهبيا. بعد الخبز و غير مقطعة مطبقإلى أربعة مربعات ، غطت في شراب السكر البودرة ** ويرش على القمة. وقال هاني ابنه الذي يجري تدريب لمتابعة في التجارة آبائه ، أن ينبغي خدم المطبقساخنة لأنه عندما يبرد الوحيد الباردة ، ساندويتش الجبن الحلو. * والجبن الطبيعي الجبن الأبيض ، والذي يبدأ المالح يجري ، وينقع في الماء لاستخلاص الملح. ويجوز للمياه قد تكون تغيرت أربع أو خمس مرات لجعل الجبن الحلو بما فيه الكفاية. ** شراب وأجزاء متساوية من الماء والسكر المغلي ومختلطة مع بعضها البعض حتى يثخن.
Mohamad Zalatimo
From Jerusalem to the world
Home of the finest gourmet sweets. Where true craftsmanship and heritage have been handed over from one generation to the next since 1860. This is the best place where you can find the true history and art of Arabic sweets. We believe in customer satisfaction and that is our profit.
We have allowed the possibilities for customers to order online. Get more information from Youtube about Zalatimo sweets.
We have allowed the possibilities for customers to order online. Get more information from Youtube about Zalatimo sweets.
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