Dessertmedium60 minServes 8est. 40p/servingSaudi Arabian

Knafeh

Name: Knafeh
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Saudi Arabian
Ingredients: 400g kataifi pastry; 6tbsp unsalted butter; 120g mozzarella; 60g cream cheese; 360ml whole milk; 4tbsp caster sugar; 2tbsp cornflour; 240ml water; 1tsp rose water; 0.5tsp lemon juice

A classic Middle Eastern pastry made with shredded kataifi (kadaifi) pastry soaked in clarified butter and yellow food colouring, packed with a warm, creamy filling of mozzarella, cream cheese, and a milk-custard thickened with cornflour, then baked until golden and drenched in rose-scented syrup. Served warm. Rich and impressive.

8 servings

40p / serving - est.

Costs are estimated average UK prices and may vary.

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kataifi pastry

400 g

40pest.

unsalted butter

6 tbsp

30pest.

yellow food colouring

to taste

20pest.

mozzarella

120 g

55pest.

cream cheese

60 g

40pest.

whole milk

360 ml

8pest.

caster sugar

4 tbsp

10pest.

cornflour

2 tbsp

15pest.

water

240 ml

0pest.

rose water

1 tsp

£1.00est.

lemon juice

0.5 tsp

20pest.