Kunafa with Akkawi Cheese

حسين الأشرافChef

Ingredients

• Akkawi Cheese
  2 cup
• Ghee
  0.5 cup
• Kunafa Dough
  1.5 kilogram
• Sugar syrup
  1.5 cup
• Crushed pistachios for garnish
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Steps

1. 1

   Grate the cheese and then soak it in warm water to completely remove excess salt, then drain well.

   Required Tools:

   Grater

   10 min
2. 2

   Rub the kunafa in the ghee well, place it in a round tray covering the bottom and press it down until it holds together from the bottom. Leave the kunafa tray on medium heat for 10 minutes until it browns and holds together.

   Required Tools:

   Tray

   10 min
3. 3

   Spread the cheese evenly over the kunafa, cover it with a smaller tray, and leave it on the heat for a while until the cheese melts.

   5 min
4. 4

   Flip the tray so that the tray used as a cover has the cheese covered with kunafa.

   5 min
5. 5

   Drizzle the kunafa with sugar syrup and garnish with crushed pistachios.

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

Ingredients Nutritional Facts (per 100g)

Akkawi Cheeseper 100g

Energy61 kcal

Protein3.3 g

Total Fat3.3 g

Carbohydrate4.7 g

Total Sugars4.7 g

Vitamin B120.46 mcg

Iodine26 mcg

Gheeper 100g

Energy900 kcal

Total Fat100 g

Kunafa Doughper 100g

Energy300 kcal

Protein8 g

Total Fat10 g

Carbohydrate45 g

Dietary Fiber2 g

Total Sugars5 g

Sugar syrupper 100g

Energy300 kcal

Carbohydrate75 g

Total Sugars75 g

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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