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Sweet cheese pastry (knafeh)
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Prep. 15 min
Total 3 h
12 portions
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Ingredients

Syrup
  • white sugar
    300 g
  • water
    100 g
  • freshly squeezed lemon juice
    1 tsp
  • floral water (rose water or orange blossom water)
    2 tsp
Pastry
  • butter softened and cut into pieces, plus extra to grease
    200 g
  • white bread crust removed and cut into small pieces
    500 g
Kashta cream
  • milk
    1000 g
  • white bread crust removed and cut into pieces
    150 g
  • gluten free cornflour
    100 g
  • orange blossom water
    1 tbsp
  • rose water
    2 tbsp
Cheese filling
  • akkawi cheese desalted and cut into cubes (see Tip)
    250 g
  • mozzarella cut into cubes
    250 g

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 portion

Sodium 2120.4 mg
Protein 17.2 g
Calories 2145 kJ / 512.7 kcal
Fat 33.6 g
Fibre 2.7 g
Saturated Fat 16.8 g
Carbohydrates 62.4 g

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