Kunafa

Name: Kunafa
Ingredients: 1.1 lbs kunafa pastry (about 500 grams); 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, melted; 3 tablespoons sugar; Filling:; You can use just fresh clotted cream (ashta), or add shredded mozzarella cheese; Or for the cooked filling:; 1 cup milk (240 ml); 1/4 cup sugar (50 grams); 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (8 grams); 3 tablespoons cornstarch (24 grams); Clotted cream (ashta); Rose water or vanilla extract, to taste

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Kunafa

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Ingredients

1.1 lbskunafa pastry (about 500 grams)
1 1/2 sticksunsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoonssugar
Filling:
You can use just fresh clotted cream (ashta), or add shredded mozzarella cheese
Or for the cooked filling:
1 cupmilk (240 ml)
1/4 cupsugar (50 grams)
1 tablespoonall-purpose flour (8 grams)
3 tablespoonscornstarch (24 grams)
Clotted cream (ashta)
Rose water or vanilla extract, to taste

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Steps

1

For best results, process the kunafa pastry in a food processor to your desired texture, either fine or coarse. You can also cut it with scissors.
2

Add the melted butter and sugar to the kunafa pastry. Mix and rub the butter into the pastry with your fingers until well combined.
3

For the cooked filling, combine the milk, sugar, cornstarch, and flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and starts to boil. Add the clotted cream (ashta), then remove from heat. Add a drop of rose water or a sprinkle of vanilla extract, if desired.
4

You can fill the kunafa with just fresh clotted cream (ashta), or add shredded mozzarella cheese.
5

Spread half of the kunafa pastry in a baking pan. Add the filling, then cover with the remaining pastry. Bake on the lower rack at 350°F (180°C) for 40 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Move to the top rack to brown the top.