Knafeh

Dessert Saudi Arabian

Follow the exact measurements and instructions below.

Ingredients

Knafeh400g
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

Step 1: Take kanfhe in a bowl and roughly cut them. Pour melted butter, yellow food color and mix well with your hands.

Step 2: In a separate bowl mix milk, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch well.

Step 3: Turn on the flame and boil the liquid, when it gets thick turn off the flame let it cool down a little bit.

Step 4: Add mozzarella in it and mix it well.

Step 5: Now make a base with half of the kanfhe in a dish, gently press it to level the dough well.

Step 6: Pour the cheese mixture on the top and level it with a spoon.

Step 7: Cover it with the other half of the kanfhe.

Step 8: Put the dish in a preheated oven at 200 degree for about 20-25 minutes.

Step 9: It's ready when kunafa is golden and crunchy in the surface.

Step 10: Boil water in a pan and dissolve sugar in it for 4–5 minutes. OR cook it until slightly thicken and keep on stirring. Add lemon juice with rose water, mix well.

Step 11: Evenly pour the syrup over the kunafa as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Step 12: Your kunafa is ready to serve.