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Caption: Cheese Kunafa For The Love of..
Caption: It was a one fine day when all of sudden I craved of Cheese Kunafa, a typical Arabian dessert.
Kunafa, also spelled kunafeh or kunafah is a Levantinecheese pastry soaked in sweet, sugar-based syrup, typical of the regions belonging to the former Ottoman Empire. It is a specialty of the Levant and adjoining areas of Egypt and Turkey. (Wikipedia)
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Caption: If you think baking a homemade Cheese Kunafa is hard, try this recipe 😋
Caption: Ingredients: 1 package (500 g) kataifi shredded dough
4 package (200 g) mozarella cheese
150 g ricotta/cottage cheese
1/2 cup fresh milk
3/4 cup butter, melted (lukewarm)
3 tbsp ground pistachio for garnish
Liquid butter to grease the pan
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Caption: Syrup 400 g granulated white sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp Rose water
Using medium heat, boil the sugar, water and lemon juice for 10 minutes. Add the rose water after turning off the heat. Let it cool down completely.
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Caption: Method 1. Grease the pan with liquid butter.
2. Shred mozarella cheese in a bowl. Fold in ricotta/cottage cheese. Mix well.
3. Cut the kataifi dough into 4 equal pieces. Add milk and lukewarm butter. Make sure that there are no lumps and that the kataifi is fluffy. Place ⅔ of the kataifi in the pan. Press down and along the sides of the pan.
Caption: 4. Place all of the cheese. Level and press down. Cover with the remaining ⅓ of the kataifi. Press well with the palms of your hand or use a spatula.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 40 minutes. Let the kunafa cool down for 10 minutes before inverting it into a large platter or cake stand.
6. Garnish with ground pistachio.
7. You can pour the cool syrup over the entire kunafa or pour on individual serving.
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Caption: If there’s one dessert that rules as the Queen of Arabic sweets, I would nominate Kunafe Nabulsia, the sticky pastry made of gooey sweet cheese sandwiched between layers of shredded kunafe pastry Holly S. Warah
Caption: Happy Kunafa baking 😍
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