Knafeh

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Knafeh is a Middle Eastern dessert with a shredded filo dough crust, a sweet cheese filling, topped with a rose water flavored simple syrup.

~ Beth

Middle Eastern

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Servings:

Total Time:

1 h 50 m

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Ingredients

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– Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. – Remove the syrup from the heat and allow to cool slightly, add the rosewater and lemon juice (optional). Set aside. – Mix melted butter with food coloring (optional). – Add the melted butter to the bottom of a pan and swirl to coat the bottom and side of the baking dish. Set aside.

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– Remove kataifi from the package, place onto a cutting board and cut into small one-quarter inch pieces and place into a large bowl. – Add melted butter to chopped kataifi and mix until all pieces are coated with butter. – Place half of the butter kataifi into the baking dish and press firmly into the dish.

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– Slice sweet cheese into thin slices and cover the kataifi in the pan. The more cheese you use, the thicker your knafeh will be. 

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– Place the remaining chopped kataifi on top of the cheese slices and press lightly. – Using a spatula or a butter knife, gently push the kataifi on the edges of the pan down. – Place pan into preheated ven and bake until the top of the knafeh is golden brown and butter is bubbling up the side of the pan.

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– Remove from the oven and allow to cool. – One it has cooled, invert the knafeh onto a serving plate. 

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– Place crushed pistachios on top of the knafeh, if using.

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– Pour half of the reserved and cooled rosewater syrup over the knafeh. – Serve knafeh with remaining rosewater syrup on the side.

Enjoy!

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