Kunafa Dough Recipe
Fine kunafa dough recipe episode 155 amina is cooking duration.
Kunafa dough recipe. Part 2 of 3. If you are not planning to make the kunafa dough the same day as the simple syrup add 1 tablespoon 15 ml of corn syrup before placing it in the refrigerator to maintain the smoothness of the simple syrup. This recipe also make 2 8 inch round konafas or 4 6 inch round konafas. The syrup will keep in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
Kunafa recipe is known as queen of arabic dessert it is most royal and supreme dessert made up of mozzarella cheese and vermicelli which gives crisp and crunchy finishing the kunafa consist of rose and orange blossom scented sugar syrup and cheesy filling inside. Sugar syrup can be substituted with about 2 cups of the big batch sugar syrup. Shred semi frozen kunafa dough into 1 5 inch 4 cm long pieces over a large bowl. It s simple yet impressive.
Konafah is a middle eastern dessert dish made of phyllo dough and riccota cheese you have to buy a special dough shredded phillo dough kataifi from a middle eastern store this konafah recipe uses nuts as filling but there are several other recipes that use other ingredients like ricotta cheese. When the pan is entirely cooled flip the kunafa out onto a platter and top with the remaining nut mixture. The ricotta mozzarella mix is a great substitute and lower fat products can be used. Preheat your oven to 350 f 177 c to save yourself waiting time later.
If using thin arabic style konafa dough it is preferable to either use melted ghee or clarified butter to ensure a crunchy evenly browned crust. Coat your 22 cm 9 inch baking tray with some butter ghee. Serve room temperature or slightly warm. The cheese filling is traditionally made from nabulsi cheese that is desalted.
Transfer half of the dough to the tray and press firmly lining sides of the tray so it will hold the cream filling and prevent it from burning. As soon as the kunafa pan is out of the oven drizzle the whole thing with the lemon syrup and let it stand. If you have access to a middle eastern grocery you can probably find kanafa dye which. Add the remaining butter and mix with kunafa shreds to coat evenly.