Knafeh

Knafeh

Area: Saudi Arabian

Category: Dessert

Ingredients

IngredientsMeasure
Knafeh400g
Unsalted Butter6 tablespoons
Yellow Food Colouring1 pinch
Mozzarella1 cup
Cream Cheese1/4 cup
Milk1 1/2 cup
Sugar4 tablespoons
Corn Flour2 tablespoons
Sugar1 cup
Water1 cup
Rose water1 tsp
Lemon Juice1/2 teaspoon

Instruction

  • 1 Take kanfhe in a bowl and roughly cut them
  • Pour melted butter, yellow food color and mix well with your hands
  • In a separate bowl mix milk, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch well
  • 2 Turn on the flame and boil the liquid, when it gets thick turn off the flame let it cool down a little bit
  • Add mozzarella in it and mix it well
  • Now make a base with half of the kanfhe in a dish, gently press it to level the dough well
  • Pour the cheese mixture on the top and level it with a spoon
  • 3 Cover it with the other half of the kanfhe
  • Put the dish in a preheated oven at 200 degree for about 20-25 minutes
  • It's ready when kunafa is golden and crunchy in the surface
  • 4 Boil water in a pan and dissolve sugar in it for 4–5 minutes
  • OR cook it until slightly thicken and keep on stirring
  • Add lemon juice with rose water, mix well
  • Evenly pour the syrup over the kunafa as soon as it comes out of the oven
  • Your kunafa is ready to serve