Dessert

Knafeh

Name: Knafeh
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 65 g Kataifi dough; Butter 35 g melted; 50 g Akkawi; 25 g Ricotta; 50 g Sugar; 40 ml Water; 0.25 tbsp Lime juice; 0.25 tbsp Rose water; 0.25 tsp Orange blossom water; Pistachios 10 g chopped; 1 pinch Food coloring orange

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Prep time

60 min

Portions

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

775 kcal

Nutrition

Per portion

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775

kcal

Carbs

97g

Protein

23g

Fat

33g

Ingredients

For 1 portion

Kataifi dough
65 g
Butter 35 g melted
as needed
AkkawiOr: Mozzarella
50 g
Ricotta
25 g
Sugar
50 g
Water
40 ml
Lime juice
¼ tbsp
Rose water
¼ tbsp
Orange blossom water
¼ tsp
Pistachios 10 g chopped
as needed
Food coloring orange
1 pinch

Method

Step by step

1
Reduce sugar, water and lime juice 10 minutes to syrup, perfume with rose water, cool.
2
Preheat oven to 200°C.
3
Pull kataifi dough apart, mix well with melted butter and food coloring.
4
Press half of dough firmly into a baking dish.
5
Mix cheese and distribute evenly on top, leave edge free.
6
Distribute remaining dough on top, press down.
7
Bake 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
8
Pour cold syrup evenly over immediately out of oven.
9
Invert onto a platter.
10
Sprinkle with pistachios and serve warm.

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