Konafa

"Konafah is a middle-eastern dessert dish made of Phyllo dough and Riccota cheese.You have to buy a special dough "Shredded Phillo Dough" (Kataifi) from a Middle Eastern store.This Konafah recipe uses nuts as filling, but there are several other recipes that use other ingredients like ricotta cheese."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Make Syrup with:

  • 1 cup sugar.
  • 1/4 cup water.
  • 2 tsp lemon juice.
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water.
  • Cream Filling.
  • 2 tablespoons ground rice.
  • 1 tablespoons sugar.
  • 1 1/2 cups milk.
  • 2 Tbsp cup heavy cream.
  • Walnut or Pistachios Filling.
  • 1 cup walnuts and pistachios; chopped.
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Prepare the syrup by combining all and simmering over medium heat until thickened. Stir in orange blossom water and refrigerate for at least an hour.
  • Cream filling:

  • Mix ground rice and sugar to a smooth paste with 1/2 the milk.
  • Boil the rest of the milk and add the ground rice paste slowly, stirring continuously. Simmer until thick.
  • Let cool, add cream and mix well.
  • Walnut or pistachio filling:

  • Mix the chopped nuts with sugar. Put the konafa pastry in a large bowl and pull apart to separate the strands as much as possible. Pour melted butter over them and work it in thoroughly.
  • Put half of the pastry in a large, deep oven dish. Spread either filling over it evenly.
  • Cover with the remaining pastry and flattening out with the palm of your hand.
  • Bake at uncovered 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
  • Then increase temperature to 400 degrees for an additional 10 minutes or longer until it is golden.
  • Remove from the oven and immediately pour the cold syrup over the hot konafa. Serve hot or cold.
  • It is delicious when still warm.

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  1. All the people who see konafa they say the konafa is like a grass and then they well eat it they will say it's tasty
     
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