
Saudi Arabian · Dessert
Knafeh
Ingredients
- Knafeh1 lb
- Unsalted Butter6 tablespoons
- Yellow Food Colouring1 pinch
- Mozzarella1 cup
- Cream Cheese1/4 cup
- Milk1 1/2 cup
- Sugar4 tablespoons
- Corn Flour2 tablespoons
- Sugar1 cup
- Water1 cup
- Rose water1 tsp
- Lemon Juice1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
- 1
Take kanfhe in a bowl and roughly cut them.
- 2
Pour melted butter, yellow food color and mix well with your hands.
- 3
In a separate bowl mix milk, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch well.
- 4
Turn on the flame and boil the liquid, when it gets thick turn off the flame let it cool down a little bit.
- 5
Add mozzarella in it and mix it well.
- 6
Now make a base with half of the kanfhe in a dish, gently press it to level the dough well.
- 7
Pour the cheese mixture on the top and level it with a spoon.
- 8
Cover it with the other half of the kanfhe.
- 9
Put the dish in a preheated oven at 200 degree for about 20-25 minutes.
- 10
It's ready when kunafa is golden and crunchy in the surface.
- 11
Boil water in a pan and dissolve sugar in it for 4–5 minutes.
- 12
OR cook it until slightly thicken and keep on stirring.
- 13
Add lemon juice with rose water, mix well.
- 14
Evenly pour the syrup over the kunafa as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- 15
Your kunafa is ready to serve.