This is hardly a recipe but more of a quick summery dessert suggestion of Butterkuchen, Grilled Nectarine, Labneh and Dukkah.
The dessert shines in its simplicity and use of summer’s bounty of stone fruit. I just love how it is a delicious combination of textures and flavours with no effort at all. The soft buttery cake, topped with tart grilled nectarines, sprinkled with a spicy dukkah, served with a dollop of salty labneh. It is not a very sweet dessert and if you long for some more sweetness add a drizzle of honey.
The use of the butterkuchen is purely incidental. I was at the market in the morning and grabbed a few slices from the Woodstock Bakery stall. You could use any enriched and sweetened bread or pastry. I also stuffed some grilled nectarines in an almond croissant and as you can imagine it was all kinds of delicious.
I love using labneh but you could use any other soft creamy cheese of your choice. A homemade ricotta or mascarpone would be just a tasty.
Labneh is essentially a cheese made from straining yoghurt, resulting in a deliciously thick, creamy and tangy soft cheese. You can use it as you would any cream cheese, as the basis for tzatziki or spread it inside a pita or wrap.
The straining process is very easy and takes 12 – 48 hours. The longer you strain it, the thicker the cheese will become. Should you want a firm cheese to roll into balls you can strain it for the full 48 hours but I prefer to strain it for 24 hours. I also use a double cream full fat yoghurt. I am not too sure if a low fat yoghurt will give you the same consistency in the same time.
These are two of my other recipes where labneh is the star : Pistachio Labneh Ice Cream and Zucchini Labneh Tart with Dukkah. Enjoy!
Click here for many more festive recipes

Butterkuchen, Grilled Nectarine, Labneh and Dukkah
Ingredients
- Butterkuchen or any other sweet yeasted bread or pastry of your choice
- Fresh nectarines halved and grilled
- Labneh or other cream cheese
- Dukkah
- Honey
Instructions
- Place the grilled nectarine halves on top of a slice of butterkuchen
- Sprinkle with dukkah
- Serve with a dollop of labneh and a drizzle of honey
More photos, food and travel stories on: Instagram Pinterest Twitter Facebook YouTube
Discover more from heinstirred
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
NOMU
Dec 15, 2016
So beautiful!
heinstirred
Dec 15, 2016
thank you so much