Knafeh

Name: Knafeh
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 500g kataifi (shredded wheat pastry); 200g butter, melted; 500g akkawi or mozzarella cheese, rinsed and sliced; 300g sugar; 200ml water; 2 tbsp rose water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 30g pistachios, finely chopped

Shredded kataifi pastry stuffed with cheese and soaked in a rose water syrup — the classic Levantine dessert. Pouring the warm syrup over the knafeh the moment it comes out of the oven, both still hot, is what lets it soak in fully rather than sitting as a glaze on top.

Total time

60 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Middle Eastern

vegetarian

Ingredients

500gkataifi (shredded wheat pastry)

200gbutter, melted

500gakkawi or mozzarella cheese, rinsed and sliced

300gsugar

200mlwater

2 tbsprose water

1 tbsplemon juice

30gpistachios, finely chopped

Instructions

Separate kataifi. Mix with melted butter. Press half into a buttered baking pan.

Lay cheese over in an even layer.

Top with remaining kataifi, press firmly.

Bake at 190°C for 30–35 minutes until golden.

Meanwhile make syrup: boil sugar, water, lemon and rose water 10 minutes.

Pour warm syrup over hot knafeh. Wait 5 minutes.

Invert and scatter pistachios. Serve warm.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

692

Protein

Fat

43.9g

Carbs

77.4g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

6mg

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