Desserts
How to Make Kunafa Rolls
An easy, tried-and-true homemade recipe for kunafa rolls. You can prepare this dessert for special occasions to impress your family and guests.
How to make elegant, delicious kunafa rolls... a lovely recipe suitable for all occasions...
Ingredients
Start here, then move straight into the method.
- 125 grams kataifi (kunafa) pastry strands
- 3 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or any nuts, with a pinch of ground cinnamon
- Filling
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 can qashta (or clotted cream)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 7 tablespoons butter at room temperature (100 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Preparing the filling
- In a saucepan, combine the milk and sugar and whisk by hand until the sugar dissolves.
- Note
- If you notice any lumps, use an electric whisk to beat them briefly.
- To make Umm Taha's maamoul tart click the link Maamoul Tart
- Click the link to make Papaya Jam
Method
Follow the cooking sequence without leaving the page.
- Pulse the kunafa strands in a food processor to a medium coarseness
- Place the kunafa strands in a nonstick pan, pour the melted butter over them and rub with your fingers so they absorb the butter well
- Cook the kunafa strands over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until they take a light blond color
- Add the powdered sugar over them while continuing to stir
- Turn off the heat and immediately spread the kunafa strands in a rectangular 30 cm baking pan, pressing them down well without leaving gaps
- Add the flour and continue stirring, then add the ashta (clotted cream) on top
- Put the mixture over the heat, stirring continuously until it thickens
- Turn off the heat under it, then add the butter and vanilla and stir until the butter melts
- Spread the muhallebi or the filling over the kunafa so it covers it completely
- Chill it in the refrigerator for no less than 5 hoursTimers: 300 min
- Cut the muhallebi with a sharp knife lengthwise and widthwise
- To obtain 6 pieces
- Stuff each piece with walnuts and cinnamon, roll it into a cylinder and place it on the serving plate
- Decorate the kunafa rolls with chocolate sauce and ground pistachios
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- How to make Hala al-Haytliyya (Qashtliya)
- Maamoul Tart
- Papaya Jam
