Kunafa
A favorite cheesy dessert! Everyone’s Favorite Mediterranean food!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Kunafa strands
- 50 grams butter (3 tablespoons)
- 1/4 cups shelled, unsalted pistachios
- 1 grain mistaka (مستكة) or 1 ball
- 2 cups grated cheese mixture (mixture of mozzarella, Nabulsia or Akkawi cheese)
For The syrup:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tsp rose water or flower water
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice for thickening
Instructions
- grate Cheese
- pound your mistaka until it is powdered (or grainy/ sandy)
- combine the cheese with your Mistaka
- On Medium Heat, in a large pan: melt the butter
- On top of the butter add the kunafa strands so that the butter is combined with the strands
- then evenly distribute the buttered Kunafa strands across the pan
- add the sweet Mistaka Cheese
- turn heat to a low simmer and cover your pan every while turning the kunafa so it does not burn
To Make syrup
- combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan
Continue the kunafa pastry
- once the cheese is melted turn of heat
- Flip the Pastry onto a large plate the Kunafa Strands are facing upwards
- add the syrup (or until your desired sweetness)
- add some pistachios as decorationserve warm