Ingredients
- Shredded dough or ready-made kunafa dough0.5 kilogram
Butter200 grams
Akkawi Cheese500 grams- Fine flour0.5 cup
Sugar3 cups
Rose Water3 teaspoons
Orange blossom water3 teaspoons
Lemon Juice1 teaspoon
Steps
- 1
Soak the cheese in water for 24 hours, making sure to change the water 4 to 5 times.
1440 min - 2
To prepare the syrup, dissolve the sugar in 1 1/2 cups of water over medium heat. Then add the rose water and orange blossom water, stirring until the mixture begins to boil. Turn off the heat and set the syrup aside.
10 minRequired Tools:
Pot - 3
Spread the shredded dough or kunafa dough in a baking sheet and heat in the oven at medium temperature, about 180°C, until the bottom and edges turn golden.
30 minRequired Tools:
Oven
Baking Sheet - 4
Cut the cheese into small cubes and place them in a pot. Stir over medium heat until the water is released, then discard it.
10 minRequired Tools:Pot - 5
Add the flour and 1/2 cup of syrup and mix the mixture. When the cheese starts to boil, remove it from the heat and pour it over the kunafa dough.
5 min - 6
Place a large serving plate over the baking sheet and flip the baking sheet upside down. Then lift the baking sheet and cut the kunafa, which is now on the serving plate, into squares.
5 min - 7
Serve the pieces of kunafa with the remaining syrup.
5 min
Nutrition Facts
Butterper 100gAkkawi Cheeseper 100gSugarper 100gRose Waterper 100gOrange blossom waterper 100gLemon Juiceper 100g* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.