Knafeh with Cheese

Name: Knafeh with Cheese
Ingredients: 2 cups fine semolina (about 320 grams); 3/4 cup high-quality clarified butter or ghee (about 170 grams); 3 tablespoons rose water; 3 tablespoons orange blossom water; 2.2 pounds mozzarella cheese (about 1 kilogram); 1 cup simple syrup for topping (about 240 ml); Chopped pistachios for garnish

Sirine haidar @cook_6478351

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Knafeh with Cheese

Sirine haidar @cook_6478351

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Ingredients

2 cupsfine semolina (about 320 grams)
3/4 cuphigh-quality clarified butter or ghee (about 170 grams)
3 tablespoonsrose water
3 tablespoonsorange blossom water
2.2 poundsmozzarella cheese (about 1 kilogram)
1 cupsimple syrup for topping (about 240 ml)
Chopped pistachios for garnish

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Steps

1

Toast the semolina with the clarified butter or ghee over medium heat until it turns golden. Add the rose water and orange blossom water and mix well.
2

Press half of the semolina mixture firmly into the bottom of a baking pan.
3

Bake in the oven for about 3 minutes.
4

Remove from the oven, spread the mozzarella cheese evenly over the base, then cover with the remaining semolina mixture and press down gently.
5

Return to the oven and bake until the cheese melts.
6

Garnish with chopped pistachios and serve warm with simple syrup. Enjoy!