Kanafeh( كنافه)

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Kanafeh

Recipe:

Ingredients

• Kanafeh Dough -130g ( approximately)
• Sugar - 2 Teaspoon
• Rose water - 1 Teaspoon)
• Butter - 20g( soft at room temperature)
• Cream Cheese (kiri) - 2 Squares
• Thick cream - 125ml
• Mozarella Cheese - 2 Tablespoon
• Sugar Syrup (Recipe below👇)

Directions

• Mix Kanafeh dough with Sugar, Rose water, (softened or melted) Butter. Mix well by shredding the dough with Hands.
• Mix kiri cheese (at room temp.) and thick cream.
• Grease a 6 inch baking pan.
• Spread half the kanafeh dough in the pan evenly.
• Spread some shredded mozarella cheese.
• Spread cheese+cream mix evenly.
• Some more Mozarella cheese.
• Rest of the kanafeh dough.
• Gently press the kanafeh dough.
• Bake at 200° C preheated oven for 15 minutes 
• Flip and bake the other side for 4-5 minute( optional for even browning)
• Pour Sugar syrup on top.
• Garnish with ground pistachios.

💕 Sugar syrup should be at room temperature 💕

Qatr or Sugar Syrup

Ingredients

• ½ Cup Sugar ( raw sugar)
• ½ Cup Water
• Few drops of lime juice
• Few Saffron strands
• ½ tspn Rose water
• ½ tspn Orange Blossom Water

Directions 

• Add sugar, water, lime juice in a pan and bring to boil.
• Add in saffron strands and boil for 5-6 minutes. turn off flame.
• Add rose and orange blossom water

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