Kunafarissa (Kunafa + Harissa) with QESHTA (Thick Cream)

Name: Kunafarissa (Kunafa + Harissa) with QESHTA (Thick Cream)
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup semolina; 1 cup coconut flakes; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup yogurt; 1/2 cup oil; 1/4 cup sugar; Pinch salt and baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tbsp orange blossom water; 2 mozzarella balls; 1/2 cup cream; 1 tsp orange blossom water; 1 cup kataifi pastry; 1/2 cup melted butter; 1 tbsp sugar; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp orange blossom water

makewithmary @makewithmary

I decided to combine two of my fave Arab desserts - Harissa and Kunafa and add a cheesy layer between them.

makewithmary @makewithmary

I decided to combine two of my fave Arab desserts - Harissa and Kunafa and add a cheesy layer between them.

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Ingredients

35 mins

4-6 servings

Harissa Layer
1 cupsemolina
1 cupcoconut flakes
1/2 cupmilk
1 cupyogurt
1/2 cupoil
1/4 cupsugar
Pinchsalt and baking soda
1/2 tspbaking powder
1 tbsporange blossom water
Cheese layer
2mozzarella balls
1/2 cupcream
1 tsporange blossom water
Kunafa Layer
1 cupkataifi pastry
1/2 cupmelted butter
1 tbspsugar
Sugar syrup
1/2 cupsugar
1/2 cupwater
1 tsporange blossom water

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Steps

35 mins

1

Prepare your sugar syrup by bringing ingredients to a boil then allow to cool.
2

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the Harissa layer.
3

In a baking dish, spread a light layer of tahini then add your Harissa mix.
4

In another bowl, shred your mozzarella, mix with thick cream than add onto Harissa mix.
5

In another bowl, shred Kataifi pastry then add melted butter and sugar - mix then spread onto cheese layer.
6

Bake at 180C for 30-35 minutes until browned.
7

Add sugar syrup mix and wait to cool (or not!) and enjoy.