Chocolate Lovers Unite!

Let’s face it – everyone loves chocolate.  Even if you aren’t a diehard chocolate lover through and through, you still love the taste when you finally do indulge in it.  Chocolate is a staple for many people and is a great treat when hosting a party, giving out a present, or just buying for yourself.  Here at Mansoura Pastries, we offer numerous chocolate treats that everyone will fall in love with.  Whether you are looking for pastries, chocolates, cookies or hors d’oeuvres, we have everything your taste buds will love, right here.  We all enjoy spoiling ourselves with sweets here and there, and with our extraordinary customer satisfaction for over 200 years, we are sure to keep you coming back for more as well.

In our pastry section, we offer items such as baklava assortments, pastry assortments, maamoul with dates, basbousa, and Kataifi (Konafa) with walnuts.  In our cookie section, we offer pecan greybeh, walnut biscotti, chocolate chip biscotti, kaak rosquettes, and old fashioned baton sucrés!  Next, in our hors d’oeuvres section, we offer a spinach and cheese turnover, sambousek, and bottarga.  Lastly is our chocolate section where we offer our customers nothing but the best.  Chocolate covered pretzels with coconut, chocolate covered marzipan, chocolate covered cashew clusters, glacé oranges, peanut butter sticks, and chocolate covered mint sponge candy do not even skim the surface of the amount of chocolate items we have here! 

If you have a chocolate craving and are struggling with how to tame it, check out everything we have to offer here at Mansoura Pastries!  You will not be disappointed with the products we give out and the service we provide.  Give in to your chocolate addiction with us!

The History of Baklava

There are many traditional food in the Middle East that have been passed down through the centuries; one of the most popular and recognizable foods is actually a dessert called “Baklava”. This delicious food has had its origins claimed in several Middle Eastern countries, but most people recognize the modern form of baklava as having evolved from the Ottoman Empire in Turkey. The food itself often comes baked in a variety of different forms based on the region that makes it. In the country of Iran, their forms of these pastries are baked drier and are flavored with a type of rose water; they use a combination of chopped pistachios and almonds mixed with cardamom, forming a lighter version of these sweets.
Different countries in the region might add or subtract several ingredients, but the core function of the dessert remains intact. The baklava is created by compressing thin pieces of phyllo dough and stacking fifteen or more layers on top of each other within the filling. Some even stack fifty to sixty together to create a thick dessert with a rich and meaty texture. Whether you have eaten different types of baklava all of your life or you are looking to try it for the first time, these pastries are a delicious dessert and will undoubtedly appeal to palettes from all over the globe.

2010 Holiday Treats

The holidays are a time of year for giving thanks, showing goodwill toward others, bestowing gifts, and of course eating! This time of year wouldn’t be the same without the usual spread of comfort foods, especially the desserts. From cakes to cookies, just eyeing the traditional assortment of decorative pastries could make your tummy bulge. Make sure you have this years must have holiday pastries at your celebrations.

-          Baklava: A sweet dessert layered with a combination of ultra fine dough, nuts and topped with syrup

-          Maamoul: A definitely must have holiday dessert; these nut filed cookies bring the feelings of warmth and happiness to anyone who takes a bite!

-          Kataifi: This is another tasty pastry containing nuts, dough, and syrup. Unlike Baklava however, Kataifi calls for the dough to be shredded. Kataifi rolling is a long and demanding process which requires years to master and is rarely made by anyone else in the United States.

-          Basbousa: Basbousa is a traditional sweet cake that is soaked in syrup with a hint of fresh coconut. This favorite is best enjoyed with a strong cup of coffee.

Other holiday sweets you should consider adding to your feast this year include roasted nuts, biscotti and rosquette cookies, and an assortment of tasty chocolates! All of these treats and more are available at the Mansoura Pastries website.

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