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🇱🇧 Lebanon dessert

Golden Kunafa

Crisp shredded pastry around stretchy cheese, finished with orange-blossom syrup.

Prep & cook1 hrDifficultyMediumServes6
Golden Kunafa

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6
  • 400g kataifi pastry
  • 180g melted butter
  • 400g mild mozzarella
  • 200g ricotta

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Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 190°C and toss kataifi thoroughly with melted butter.

  2. 2

    Press half into a buttered round tin, then add mozzarella and ricotta.

  3. 3

    Cover with remaining pastry and press gently.

  4. 4

    Bake 35–40 minutes until deeply golden.

  5. 5

    Turn out, pour over orange-blossom syrup and garnish with pistachios.

Chef’s tip

Squeeze excess moisture from the cheese to keep the pastry crisp.