Coconuts

kunafa pastry (500 grams) • unsalted butter, melted and warm (250 grams) • powdered sugar • For the filling: • Raisins, peanuts, almonds, walnuts, and shredded coconut (use as much as you like) • Cold simple syrup

For the kunafa layers: • kunafa pastry (shredded phyllo dough) • vegetable ghee or clarified butter (about 225 grams) • yellow or orange food coloring, optional • For the filling: • crushed peanuts (about 45 grams) • raisins (about 75 grams) • mixed nuts, crushed (about 45 grams) • shredded coconut (about 25 grams) • sugar (about 38 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

dates (about 2 kg) • tahini (about 240 ml) • For garnish: sesame seeds, shredded coconut, and crushed cookies

egg • stevia sweetener • About 3 tablespoons tahini • Vanilla extract • Baking powder • Your choice of main mix-in, such as: • lightly roasted and ground peanuts (about 140 grams) • lightly roasted and ground sesame seeds (about 140 grams) • ground almonds (about 100 grams) • shredded coconut (about 80 grams) • instant coffee (such as Nescafé)

plain yogurt • egg • sugar (about 100 grams) • semolina (about 80 grams) • shredded coconut (about 80 grams) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • baking powder • Kiri cheese squares (or 6 ounces cream cheese) • sweetened condensed milk (about 7 ounces or 200 grams) • table cream (about 6 ounces or 170 grams) • Phyllo dough

kunafa pastry (about 500 grams) • Mixed nuts: shelled peanuts • cashews • raisins • almonds • hazelnuts • shredded coconut • water (about 240 ml) • clarified butter or ghee • For the syrup: 2 cups sugar (about 400 grams)

kunafa pastry • butter • powdered sugar • ground mixed nuts • Raisins and shredded coconut • Sugar syrup (see my other recipes for instructions)

kunafa pastry (500 grams) • unsalted butter (200 grams) • Chopped mixed nuts (such as walnuts and almonds) • Raisins • Powdered sugar • Shredded coconut • Simple syrup

For the meatballs: • ground beef or lamb (750 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • garlic, minced • cilantro, finely chopped (about 15 grams) • plain bread crumbs (about 30 grams) • flour (about 16 grams) • curry powder • ground coriander • cumin • Salt and black pepper, to taste • olive oil •

kunafa pastry • melted ghee or unsalted butter (about 115 grams) • powdered sugar • large containers plain yogurt (about 24 ounces or 680 grams total) • sugar • shredded coconut (optional) • Simple syrup • Chopped mixed nuts and shredded coconut for garnish (optional)

oats • nuts (I added cashews and broke them up) • coconut • butter • Honey • cinnamon • vanilla • salt

semolina (or cream of wheat) • sugar • plain yogurt (or substitute with milk) • shredded coconut • all-purpose flour • baking powder • ghee (or unsalted butter) • For garnish: • Mixed nuts • For the syrup: • water • sugar •