Kanafa

Name: Kanafa
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 454 grams box shredded phyllo dough (kataifi); 425 grams ricotta cheese; 237 milliliters shredded mozzarella cheese; 340 grams unsalted butter; 118 milliliters water; 237 milliliters white sugar

Kanafa

Kanafan is a vegetarian recipe with 15 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 376 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. If you have water, butter, ricotta cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour.

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Use a food processor to finely chop the frozen, shredded phyllo dough. The strands should be about the size of a grain of rice.

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Filo Pastry

Grains

Rice

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Food Processor

Pour the dough into a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the ricotta, mozzarella, and 1/3 cup sugar.

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Mozzarella

Ricotta Cheese

Dough

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Place the butter in a large liquid measuring cup or bowl with a spout.

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Butter

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Measuring Cup

Bowl

Heat the butter in a microwave until completely melted, and let it sit for several minutes until a thick white foam has formed on top. Clarify the butter by using a spoon to skim off the foam.

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Butter

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Microwave

Carefully pour the butter into the bowl of phyllo dough. Avoid pouring in the white milk solids at the bottom of the clarified butter. Use your hands to mix the butter and dough together. Make sure that the butter is absorbed by taking handfuls of the dough and rubbing it between your palms.

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Clarified Butter

Filo Pastry

Butter

Dough

Milk

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Bowl

Evenly spread the buttered phyllo dough into a 9x13-inch pan and firmly press it into the bottom and edges.

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Filo Pastry

Spread

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Frying Pan

Spread the cheese mixture onto the dough, avoiding the edges of the pan.

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Cheese

Spread

Dough

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Frying Pan

Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is slightly golden and the edges of dough are brown and bubbly, 30 to 35 minutes.

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Cheese

Dough

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Oven

While the kanafa is baking, prepare the syrup.

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Syrup

Combine the water and 1/2 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the lemon juice. Simmer, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. (Do not let the mixture turn golden and caramelize.)

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Lemon Juice

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and add the rose water; set aside.

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Rose Water

Remove the kanafa from the oven.

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Oven

Place a large platter or baking sheet over the baking dish. Using oven mitts, carefully invert the baking dish onto the platter so the phyllo is on top.

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Baking Sheet