Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)

Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)

3.7 7 rating

Prep. 15 min

Total 3 h

12 portions

Ingredients

Syrup

sugar
300 g
water
100 g
lemon juice
1 tsp
blossom water
2 tsp

Pastry

butter plus extra for greasing
200 g
white bread crust removed and cut into small pieces
500 g

Kashta cream

milk
1000 g
white bread crust removed and cut into pieces
150 g
cornflour (starch)
100 g
blossom water
1 tbsp
rose water
2 tbsp

Cheese filling

akkawi cheese desalted (see tip) and cut into cubes
250 g
mozzarella cut into cubes
250 g

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 portion

Protein 14.3 g

Calories 2506 kJ / 599 kcal

Fat 26.4 g

Carbohydrates 76 g

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