Kunafa

Name: Kunafa
Cuisine: middle-eastern
Ingredients: 500 g kataifi (shredded phyllo dough); 250 g unsalted butter, melted; 300 g akkawi cheese, desalted and shredded; 200 g mozzarella cheese, shredded; 2 tbsp orange blossom water; 1 tbsp rose water; 300 g granulated sugar; 250 ml water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 50 g pistachios, coarsely chopped; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

MBG-eligible

Ingredients

500 g kataifi (shredded phyllo dough)
250 g unsalted butter, melted
300 g akkawi cheese, desalted and shredded
200 g mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tbsp orange blossom water
1 tbsp rose water
300 g granulated sugar
250 ml water
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp ground cardamom
50 g pistachios, coarsely chopped
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

1Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a 25 cm round baking pan with vegetable oil.
2Separate kataifi strands by hand. Toss with melted butter until evenly coated.
3Press half the kataifi firmly into the pan bottom and up the sides to form a crust.
4Mix akkawi and mozzarella cheeses. Spread evenly over kataifi base, leaving 1 cm border.
5Cover with remaining kataifi, pressing gently to seal edges.
6Bake 35-40 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
7Meanwhile, combine sugar, water, lemon juice, and cardamom in saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes until slightly thickened. Stir in orange blossom and rose waters.
8Remove kunafa from oven. Immediately pour hot syrup evenly over surface.
9Let rest 10 minutes for syrup absorption. Invert onto serving platter.
10Garnish with chopped pistachios. Serve warm.

Source: llm-generated