Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)

Syrup

• 300 g sugar
• 100 g water
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp blossom water

Pastry

• 200 g butter, plus extra for greasing
• 500 g white bread, crust removed and cut into pieces

Kashta cream

• 1000 g milk
• 150 g white bread, crust removed and cut into pieces
• 100 g cornflour (starch)
• 1 tbsp blossom water
• 2 tbsp rose water

Cheese filling

• 250 g akkawi cheese, desalted (see tip) and cut into cubes
• 250 g mozzarella, cut into cubes