Knafeh with Toast Bread and Mozzarella

Ingredients

• 8 slices sandwich bread (toast)
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 50 g butter
• Additional butter for the pan
• 100 g mozzarella cheese
• Crushed pistachios for garnish
• Sugar syrup (qatra / shireh) for serving
• For more Lebanese sweets see: Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights Dessert)

Method

1. Grind the toast slices in an electric grinder, then add the sugar and room-temperature butter and grind.
2. Grease a wide nonstick pan or baking dish with a little butter, spread the toast dough over it and press while spreading to make an even layer.
3. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the top of the dough.
4. Light the stove on low heat and start turning the pan occasionally until the dough browns on all sides and the cheese melts; this will take about 15 minutes.
   Timers: 15 min
5. When the disk begins to slide and the cheese is completely melted, it means it’s ready.
6. Turn off the heat and leave the toast bread and mozzarella knafeh in the pan for a few minutes to rest and settle, then invert it onto a serving plate larger than the pan.
7. Garnish the toast bread and mozzarella knafeh with pistachios and serve immediately with syrup (qatra).
8. Rana Atwi
9. For more delicious Lebanese desserts, here is the link: Layali Lubnan dessert.