Tespishte

Tespishte is a simple Kosovar dessert made by boiling oil with milk or water and then combining the concoction with flour, eggs, and baking powder to form a dough. The pastry mixture can optionally be enhanced with finely chopped or ground walnuts, almonds, or pistachios, while some versions use sesame seeds or even desiccated coconut. The dough is then stretched out into a greased baking tray and cut into rhomboid-shaped slices before baking. Its top may be decorated if desired, and once baked, the warm dessert is finished with a lukewarm sugar syrup flavored with vanilla sugar and lemon. In Kosovo and in other Balkan countries, this sweet pastry is traditionally prepared for special occasions such as weddings, family gatherings, and holidays such as Bayram.