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Kunafa (كنافة)
Crispy shredded phyllo with sweet cheese filling, soaked in rose syrup.
Medium⏱️ 1 hr 15 mins🍽️ 12
🥄 Mga Sangkap
- 500g kunafa/kataifi pastry
- 250g unsalted butter, melted
- For the cheese filling:
- 500g akkawi cheese (or ricotta + mozzarella)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- For the syrup:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp rose water
- Crushed pistachios for garnish
📝 Mga Tagubilin
- 1
Soak akkawi cheese in water for 3-4 hours, changing water to remove salt.
- 2
Make syrup: boil sugar and water, add lemon juice, simmer 10 mins, add rose water. Cool.
- 3
Mix kunafa pastry with melted butter, rubbing to coat evenly.
- 4
Press half the pastry into a round pan firmly.
- 5
Spread cheese mixture evenly over pastry.
- 6
Top with remaining pastry, press down gently.
- 7
Bake at 180°C for 40-45 minutes until golden.
- 8
Immediately pour cold syrup over hot kunafa.
- 9
Garnish with crushed pistachios and serve warm.
💡 Mga Pro Tips
- ✓The syrup must be cold when poured over hot kunafa
- ✓Use a heavy pan to get a crispy bottom
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Oras ng Paghahanda
30 mins
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Oras ng Pagluluto
45 mins
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Kabuuang Oras
1 hr 15 mins
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