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| Knafe Recipe (kanafeh) |
| Written by Dede Med |
Knafe Recipe (kanafeh)

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Yield: 8-10
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 1 package Kataifi (shredded fillo dough)
- 3 sticks of sweet cream butter melted
- 1 15oz package of ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozerella
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons samolina or farina
- 1 cup Mediterranean simple syrup for serving
- Ground pistachios for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, crumble the kataifi with your hands and then add melted butter and mix completely. Put half of the mixture in the bottom of a non-stick pan and spread out as a crust. In a large bowl combine the ricotta cheese and mozerella cheese. In a small pan slightly heat the milk for 1 minute and add the samolina and cook for 30 seconds, then add the mixture to the cheese mixture and combine well. Pour cheese mixture in the pan on top of the kataifi crust and spread evenly. Place the rest of the kataifi mixture evenly on top of the cheese mixture to form another crust on top. Place pan in oven and cook at 350-400 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Take out and let stand for 30 minutes and then invert onto a nice plate and garnish with ground pistachio nuts. Serve with simple syrup.Knafe Recipe (kanafeh)
Ingredients
- 1 package Kataifi (shredded fillo dough)
- 3 sticks of sweet cream butter melted
- 1 15oz package of ricotta cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozerella
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons samolina or farina
- 1 cup Mediterranean simple syrup for serving
- Ground pistachios for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, crumble the kataifi with your hands and then add melted butter and mix completely. Put half of the mixture in the bottom of a non-stick pan and spread out as a crust. In a large bowl combine the ricotta cheese and mozerella cheese. In a small pan slightly heat the milk for 1 minute and add the samolina and cook for 30 seconds, then add the mixture to the cheese mixture and combine well. Pour cheese mixture in the pan on top of the kataifi crust and spread evenly. Place the rest of the kataifi mixture evenly on top of the cheese mixture to form another crust on top. Place pan in oven and cook at 350-400 degrees for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Take out and let stand for 30 minutes and then invert onto a nice plate and garnish with ground pistachio nuts. Serve with simple syrup.Kanafeh is an Arabic sweet made of very fine vermicelli-like phyllo pastry. It is sometimes known as shredded phyllo. It combines a layer of shredded phyllo with a creamy cheese filling and then another layer of shredded phyllo. It is flavored with a simple syrup of rose water and orange water. It is served for breakfast or as a dessert.
@gasletel yes the recipe is on my site at DedeMed
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@fnmohsen yeay, thank you
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@kawaietbelle unfortunately there is no replacement
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Hi can i ask is there anything else like vermiclli or something else that we can use instead of kanafeh dough?? its a little difficult to get kanafeh dough where i live. thanku
By: kawaietbelle
By: kawaietbelle
i been using ur recipes everyone likes them so much. thank you soooooo much
By: fnmohsen
By: fnmohsen
@gasletel hey where do you live ?? I mean which country in Gulf..I might help you =)
By: sfsish
By: sfsish
I am making it right now but your website isn't working and you didn't mention the rose water syrup recipe in the video!!! Ahhh!!! How many table spoons of rose water per cup of simple syrup??? Soooo excited can't wait for it to be done!
-Thanks
By: emilybalay
By: emilybalay
@gasletel no i would not suggest using regular flour, you can find semolina flour at any grocery store. Also the phyllo dough you can find it in the freezer of the grocery store, like Kroger or Meyer.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hey i am Lebanese and i miss miss the sweet smell Knafeh in the morning.
so thank you for making a very simple how to do video :)
though i have some questions...
can you replace semolina flour with regular flour? and where can you get those ingredients like the fillet dough? there is none at Giant :/
By: gasletel
By: gasletel
@Rahilakhashouq wonderful, I hope you liked it :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@dedemed Thankyou dede for this recipe which I hope to try out & will let you know the turn out for it, looking forward to it!! thanks a millionnnn!
By: Rahilakhashouq
By: Rahilakhashouq
@tilmo12 this is a great Mediterranean dish and is shared by a lot of the Mediterranean countries for all to enjoy :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@DeeDeeRAWR69 that's wonderful!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
We made your recipe it turned out great. Our friends really enjoyed it.
By: DeeDeeRAWR69
By: DeeDeeRAWR69
@pamalallah yes you can add saffron or a lot of the times they just add food coloring to it to get the bright orange color.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I lived in Kuwait for many years and loved the Knaffa they served there. Do they soak the filo in a saffron for the top crust? The Kuwaiti version is bright orange on top.
By: pamalallah
By: pamalallah
@morethansalt me too!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@agnusdei420 that's a good one, I'm working on that recipe :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
One of my favorite dairy desserts!
By: morethansalt
By: morethansalt
kes traşı da künefe yapmaya başla =D
By: Takamatsu240
By: Takamatsu240
@LuvGlitter1 Well I totally understand and you can definitely make this with ashta, check out my ashta recipe in my atayef video page. Just replace the cheese with the ashta, or if you like to use ackawi cheese you can replace the mozarrela with the ackawi cheese :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@maewe :) helloo:) i think our mozzarella is different then the italian one, i think we have a very salty type which u have to put in hot water if u want the salt to get out of it so its get normal salty tast, and one type that works in the deserts, which is not salty at all, but im not proff in arabic food...but i just think that...
Italy, i want to visit it someday and thanks that our country has made europa eat some real food, i can not imagine the europien cuisine without italy
By: Sweetdelight91
By: Sweetdelight91
Thank you so much for this recipes! I was wondering if you have the recipe for a more "authentic" filling for the Knafeh, I mean I know this one improvises with the ricotta cheese, but do you know how to make the actual cream filling (Khastah) or what Arabic cheese (awaaki?) can be used for when it is filled with cheese? I have been looking all over to imitate it like the bakeries, so if you have any information I would be very appreciative, Thanks :-)
By: LuvGlitter1
By: LuvGlitter1
@smadi3ali that's a good recipe, I will add it to the list :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
@zahra14300 Just let it toast up a bit more and it will become more crunchy :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
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