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Food/Recipe
Kunafa Desserts
Prep20 mins
Cook30 mins
Total50 mins
🌍 Middle Eastern🍽️ Dessert👥 6 servings
Ingredients
- Kataifi dough 🌾
- Butter 🧈 – melted
- Cheese 🧀 – Nabulsi or mozzarella
- Sugar 🍬
- Water 💧
- Lemon juice 🍋
- Rose water 🌹 (optional)
- Pistachios 🌰 – chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- 🔥 Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 🧀 Prepare the cheese by soaking if using Nabulsi to reduce saltiness.
- 🌾 Mix kataifi dough with melted butter.
- 🥘 Layer half the dough in a baking dish, add cheese, then top with remaining dough.
- 🌡️ Bake until golden brown. Prepare sugar syrup with sugar, water, and lemon juice. Add rose water if desired.
- 🍯 Pour syrup over hot kunafa immediately after baking. Garnish with pistachios and serve.