Othmaliyeh Kunafa with Cream

Name: Othmaliyeh Kunafa with Cream
Ingredients: 1.1 lbs (500 grams) kunafa dough; 1 cup (225 grams) clarified butter or ghee for desserts; (For the cream filling); 2 cups (480 ml) milk; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon semolina; 2 tablespoons sugar or 1 can (about 7 oz/200 grams) clotted cream (ashta); 2 cups (400 grams) sugar; 2 cups (480 ml) water; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon orange blossom water; 2 tablespoons ground pistachios

Em zaki Jam @Rosa

Othmaliyeh Kunafa with Cream

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Ingredients

1.1 lbs (500 grams)kunafa dough
1 cup (225 grams)clarified butter or ghee for desserts
(For the cream filling)
2 cups (480 ml)milk
3 tablespoonscornstarch
1 tablespoonsemolina
2 tablespoonssugar or 1 can (about 7 oz/200 grams) clotted cream (ashta)
2 cups (400 grams)sugar
2 cups (480 ml)water
1 teaspoonlemon juice
1 teaspoonorange blossom water
2 tablespoonsground pistachios

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Steps

1

Shred the kunafa dough into small pieces.
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Mix the dough with 1 cup of clarified butter or ghee.
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Divide the dough into two equal parts.
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Spread one part evenly in a baking pan.
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Press it down with a smaller pan to flatten.
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To make the cream filling, combine the milk and cornstarch in a saucepan over low heat and dissolve completely.
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Add the semolina and sugar.
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When the mixture starts to bubble, remove it from the heat.
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Pour the cream filling over the kunafa layer and spread evenly.
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Add the remaining kunafa dough on top of the cream and gently spread it out.
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Preheat the oven and bake from the bottom for 10 minutes.
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Then bake from the top for another 10 minutes until golden.
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For the syrup: Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat and stir to dissolve.
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When it comes to a boil, add the lemon juice and orange blossom water, and let it boil for 5 minutes.
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(Prepare the syrup before making the kunafa and let it cool.)
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Pour the cooled syrup over the hot kunafa.
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Garnish with ground pistachios and enjoy.