Kunafa
Kunafa, from above
VegNablus, Palestine

Kunafa

Crisp golden pastry, stretchy cheese, rose syrup. The cheese pull of dreams.

75 minTime
12 gProtein each
mildSpice
The Nablus cheese pastry2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayNablus style.
The original
469kcalsame
12 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
75minutessame

The original kunafa.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Kataifi pastry400 g kunafa dough
Mozzarella3 cups grated, or akkawi
Ghee⅔ cup, melted
Sugar1¼ cups (syrup)
Water⅔ cup (syrup)
Lemon juice2 tsp
Orange blossom water (orange flower water)2 tsp, or rose water
Pistachios¼ cup, crushed

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Simmer the sugar, water and lemon for 10 minutes. Add the orange blossom water and cool.
  2. 2Pull the kataifi strands apart finely and rub with melted ghee.
  3. 3Press half into a buttered pan, cover with the cheese, then the rest of the kataifi, and press down.
  4. 4Bake at 200 C until deep golden. Flip onto a tray and pour over the syrup.
  5. 5Sprinkle pistachios and serve warm.
Serve it like this

Flip onto a round tray, cut into wedges, sprinkle pistachios. Serve warm with extra syrup.

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