How to Make Turkish Milk Dessert Rolls – Easy and Elegant Recipe
Today we're making a Turkish milk dessert roll that’s creamy, elegant, and surprisingly easy to prepare. Made with just a few ingredients like milk, cornstarch, and coconut, this treat looks like a fancy ice cream roll and is perfect for impressing guests or enjoying a light dessert.
Equipment
- 1 Hand Mixer
- Plastic film
Ingredients
- 2 cup milk
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp butter
- dried coconut
- sliced almonds
- pistachios
Wiped Cream
- 1/2 cup fresh cream
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In a pot add milk, sugar and cornstarch.
- Cook on medium high until thickens, then add butter and mix until butter is melted.
- Set aside to cool down.
- Line a 20x30cm tray with baking paper.
- Sprinkle about handful of dried coconut over the baking paper.
- Transfer the cooked milk mixture and level all up to cover the tray.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Wiped Cream
- Add fresh cream, sugar and vanilla to a cold bowl.
- Beat with a hand mixer until it firms up.
- Layer it over the refrigerated milk mixture and refrigerate for another 2 hours.
Assembly
- Transfer the milk mixture to a layer of plastic film with wiped cream side facing down.
- Add sliced almonds.
- Roll tightly into a log and sprinkle more coconut over it.
- Wrap it well with plastic film and refrigerate for another hour.
- Remove plastic and decorate with chopped pistachios.
- Slice it and serve cold.