Description
A sweet Middle Eastern dessert made with crispy shredded pastry, melted cheese, and sugar syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500g kunafa dough (shredded pastry)
- 250g akkawi cheese (or mozzarella)
- 200g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp rose water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp crushed pistachios (for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Soak the cheese in water for 30 minutes to reduce saltiness, then drain and shred.
- Mix kunafa dough with melted butter until fully coated.
- Press half the dough into a greased baking dish to form the base.
- Spread the shredded cheese evenly over the dough.
- Cover with the remaining dough and press gently.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
- While baking, make sugar syrup by boiling water, sugar, lemon juice, and rose water for 10 minutes. Let it cool.
- Pour the cooled syrup over the hot kunafa immediately after baking.
- Garnish with crushed pistachios and serve warm.
Notes
- Use fresh kunafa dough for best texture.
- Adjust sugar syrup sweetness to your taste.
- Let kunafa rest for 10 minutes after adding syrup.
- Serve immediately for gooey cheese texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (150g)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: kunafa, middle eastern dessert, cheese pastry, arabic sweets, sugar syrup pastry