Cheese Kunafa

Cheese kunafa — a beloved Arabic dessert often served for breakfast. Serve with syrup (attar) or with kunafa pastry and syrup, according to preference.

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Kunafa base (crumb)

2 cups fine semolina2 tablespoons sugar1 cup milk (liquid)1 tablespoon ghee1 tablespoon orange blossom water

Cheese filling

2 cups milk (liquid)1/2 cup fine semolina1/2 kg sweetened, well-drained akkawi cheese (or other sweetened white cheese), thoroughly drainedFor more Arabic desserts try: How to Make Saffouf DessertFor more cheese-based desserts try: Cheese Halawa with MozzarellaTo make a homemade kunafa cake try: How to Make Homemade Kunafa Cake

Step 1

Begin preparing the kunafa crust: mix the semolina with ghee and rub together slightly.

Cooking notes

Sugar syrup (qatir/shira)
How to Make Saffouf Dessert
Cheese Halawa with Mozzarella
How to Make Homemade Kunafa Cake

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