Knafeh (Sweet Cheese Pastry)

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Prep. 15 min

Total 1 h 45 min

12 portions

Ingredients

Syrup

sugar
10 ½ oz
water
3 ½ oz
lemon juice
1 tsp
orange blossom water
1 - 2 tsp
1 - 2 tsp rose water

Pastry

kataifi pastry
17 ½ oz
butter in pieces, plus extra to grease
6 oz
6 oz ghee

Kashta Cream (Cheese Filling)

mozzarella cubed
8 ½ oz
akkawi cheese desalted (see Tip) and cubed
8 ½ oz
8 ½ oz ricotta cheese
sugar
1 oz
corn starch
1 tbsp
orange blossom water
1 ½ tsp
1 ½ tsp rose water
chopped pistachios to sprinkle

Difficulty

easy

Nutrition per 1 portion

Protein 10.5 g

Calories 1668.4 kJ / 398.8 kcal

Fat 28.7 g

Carbohydrates 49.8 g

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