Künefe

Name: Künefe
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1.25 cup sugar; 1.25 cup water; 3 drops lemon juice; 160 gr kataif dough; 80 gr butter; 60 gr cheese; 3 drops molasses; 0 ground pistachio; 0 kaymak (clotted cream) or vanilla ice cream

10m

Serves 1

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Künefe

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10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Butter the pans with a thick coat of butter and molasses mixture.
2Put the buttered pans in the fridge to set.
3Mix the rest of the butter with the shredded kataif dough.
4Grate the cheese.
5Add half of the kataif mixture to one of the pans, creating a thin layer.
6Add the grated cheese.
7Top with the remaining kataif mixture, pressing down to create an even layer.
8Cook the kunafa on a stovetop over medium-low heat for about 4-5 minutes per side, using a knife to gently loosen the edges and flip the kunafa halfway through.
9Once cooked, pour the cold syrup over the kunafa and sprinkle with ground pistachios.

Ingredients

1.25 cup sugar
1.25 cup water
3 drops lemon juice
160 gr kataif dough
80 gr butter
60 gr cheese
3 drops molasses
0 ground pistachio
0 kaymak (clotted cream) or vanilla ice cream

Equipment

knifegraterkünefe pans (2)

Künefe

10m

Serves 1

youtube.com

Künefe

youtube.com

10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Butter the pans with a thick coat of butter and molasses mixture.
2Put the buttered pans in the fridge to set.
3Mix the rest of the butter with the shredded kataif dough.
4Grate the cheese.
5Add half of the kataif mixture to one of the pans, creating a thin layer.
6Add the grated cheese.
7Top with the remaining kataif mixture, pressing down to create an even layer.
8Cook the kunafa on a stovetop over medium-low heat for about 4-5 minutes per side, using a knife to gently loosen the edges and flip the kunafa halfway through.
9Once cooked, pour the cold syrup over the kunafa and sprinkle with ground pistachios.