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Kunefe (Turkish Cheese Pastry with Syrup)

Name: Kunefe (Turkish Cheese Pastry with Syrup)
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Türkiye
Ingredients: kataifi dough, shredded 250 g; butter, melted 100 g; mozzarella and akkawi cheese blend 250 g; sugar 200 g; water 100 ml; lemon juice 10 ml; pistachios, ground 40 g

Shredded pastry layered with melting cheese, soaked in sugar syrup and topped with pistachios.

38 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

This version of künefe leans on pistachio rather than walnut, and the cheese underneath should still melt enough to pull away in strings from the tray. Soak it in syrup the moment it leaves the oven. It is a shop dessert in the eastern Mediterranean, and the pieces are large and meant to be shared.

Ingredients

kataifi dough, shredded250 g
butter, melted100 g
mozzarella and akkawi cheese blend250 g
sugar200 g
water100 ml
lemon juice10 ml
pistachios, ground40 g

Directions

1
Boil sugar and water 5 minutes; add lemon; cool.
2
Layer half the dough brushed with butter; top with cheese; cover with remaining dough and butter.
3
Bake at 180C for 20 minutes until golden and crisp.
4
Rest 2 minutes; pour cold syrup over; rest 2 minutes.
5
Top with pistachios; serve hot.

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